Below I’ve curated cyber security news from the world-wide-web – the lefthand column is from “The Hacker News” website and on the right is news from “Security Week”. Both are top cyber security news sites. In the very least this shows that threats are daily and they are very real.
Hacker News
- Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on April 18, 2025 at 3:15 pm
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a "widespread and ongoing" SMS phishing campaign that's been targeting toll road users in the United States for financial theft since mid-October 2024. "The toll road smishing attacks are being carried out by multiple financially motivated threat actors […]
- Multi-Stage Malware Attack Uses .JSE and...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on April 18, 2025 at 12:03 pm
A new multi-stage attack has been observed delivering malware families like Agent Tesla variants, Remcos RAT, and XLoader. "Attackers increasingly rely on such complex delivery mechanisms to evade detection, bypass traditional sandboxes, and ensure successful payload delivery and execution," Palo […]
- [Webinar] AI Is Already Inside Your SaaS Stack...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on April 18, 2025 at 9:45 am
Your employees didn’t mean to expose sensitive data. They just wanted to move faster. So they used ChatGPT to summarize a deal. Uploaded a spreadsheet to an AI-enhanced tool. Integrated a chatbot into Salesforce. No big deal—until it is. If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. Most security […]
- Experts Uncover New XorDDoS Controller,...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on April 18, 2025 at 7:10 am
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of continued risks posed by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) malware known as XorDDoS, with 71.3 percent of the attacks between November 2023 and February 2025 targeting the United States. "From 2020 to 2023, the XorDDoS trojan has increased significantly […]
- CVE-2025-24054 Under Active Attack—Steals NTLM...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on April 18, 2025 at 4:29 am
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a medium-severity security flaw impacting Microsoft Windows to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier […]
- Mustang Panda Targets Myanmar With StarProxy, EDR...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on April 17, 2025 at 3:22 pm
The China-linked threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been attributed to a cyber attack targeting an unspecified organization in Myanmar with previously unreported tooling, highlighting continued effort by the threat actors to increase the sophistication and effectiveness of their malware. This […]
- State-Sponsored Hackers Weaponize ClickFix Tactic...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on April 17, 2025 at 11:32 am
Multiple state-sponsored hacking groups from Iran, North Korea, and Russia have been found leveraging the increasingly popular ClickFix social engineering tactic to deploy malware over a three-month period from late 2024 through the beginning of 2025. The phishing campaigns adopting the strategy […]
- Artificial Intelligence – What's all the fuss?by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on April 17, 2025 at 11:26 am
Talking about AI: Definitions Artificial Intelligence (AI) — AI refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines, enabling them to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as decision-making and problem-solving. AI is the broadest concept in this field, encompassing […]
- Critical Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerability (CVSS 10.0)...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on April 17, 2025 at 10:32 am
A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in the Erlang/Open Telecom Platform (OTP) SSH implementation that could permit an attacker to execute arbitrary code sans any authentication under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-32433, has been given the maximum CVSS […]
- Blockchain Offers Security Benefits – But Don't...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on April 17, 2025 at 10:30 am
Blockchain is best known for its use in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but it also holds significant applications for online authentication. As businesses in varying sectors increasingly embrace blockchain-based security tools, could the technology one day replace passwords? How blockchain works […]
WordPress News
- WordPress 6.8 “Cecil”by Jeffrey Paul on April 15, 2025 at 5:00 pm
WordPress 6.8, code-named “Cecil,” refines your creative workflow with a streamlined Style Book, now available in select Classic themes. Enjoy faster navigation via speculative loading, stronger security with bcrypt password hashing, and over 100 accessibility improvements. With thoughtful […]
- WordCamp Europe 2025: Sali, Basel!by Brett McSherry on April 14, 2025 at 7:16 pm
WordCamp Europe 2025 will be held in gorgeous Basel, Switzerland, from June 5 to 7. It will bring together open source enthusiasts, developers, and WordPress professionals from across the region—and the world! This year’s event offers fresh perspectives, engaging conversations, and countless […]
- WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate 3by Jeffrey Paul on April 8, 2025 at 3:54 pm
WordPress 6.8 RC 3 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing over the next week is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.
- WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate 2by Jonathan Desrosiers on April 1, 2025 at 3:53 pm
The second Release Candidate (“RC2”) for WordPress 6.8 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended that you […]
- WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate 1by Jeffrey Paul on March 25, 2025 at 4:19 pm
WordPress 6.8 RC 1 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing over the next three weeks is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.
- WordPress 6.8 Beta 3by Jeffrey Paul on March 18, 2025 at 3:35 pm
WordPress 6.8 Beta 3 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing Beta and RC versions over the next four weeks is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.
- WordPress 6.8 Beta 2by Jeffrey Paul on March 11, 2025 at 3:46 pm
WordPress 6.8 Beta 2 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing Beta and RC versions over the next five weeks is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.
- WordPress 6.8 Beta 1by Jeffrey Paul on March 4, 2025 at 5:09 pm
WordPress 6.8 Beta 1 is ready for download and testing! The scheduled final release date for WordPress 6.8 is April 15, 2025. Your help testing Beta and RC versions over the next six weeks is vital to ensuring the final release is everything it should be: stable, powerful, and intuitive.
- Shaping Tomorrow at WordCamp Asia 2025by Nicholas Garofalo on February 22, 2025 at 3:04 pm
Over 1,400 attendees from 71 countries gathered at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila, and nearly 15,000 more joined online, for WordCamp Asia 2025. It’s the people. It’s the friendships and the stories. Matt Mullenweg, WordPress Cofounder The flagship WordPress event […]
- Report: WordPress in 2025by Noel Tock on February 15, 2025 at 3:19 am
This year is set to be transformative for WordPress, yet many decision-makers risk overlooking the immense opportunities ahead. Our new “WordPress in 2025” report highlights why WordPress should be a cornerstone of your long-term strategy. Stay ahead of the curve—read the report now to see […]