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
- CyberStrikeAI Uses 44 AI Agents to Automate...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on October 27, 2026 at 6:26 pm
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of three cyber attacks targeting organizations in Japan in which artificial intelligence (AI) was a key element, either in the driving seat or to assist a human operator. TrendAI, which analyzed three exposed server environments used by threat […]
- GoAhead TLS Flaws Allow Revoked Client...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on October 27, 2026 at 1:59 pm
The GoAhead embedded web server loaded a certificate revocation list into its default TLS backend but never turned revocation checking on, so a revoked client certificate could still pass login on affected setups. The flaw is in builds that use the OpenSSL backend with mutual-TLS, where the server […]
- Apple Backports Fix for Exploited CoreGraphics...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on October 27, 2026 at 1:59 pm
Apple on Monday backported fixes for a high-severity security flaw that was exploited in real-world cyber attacks to older devices. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-86950 (CVSS score: 8.8), is an out-of-bounds write affecting CoreGraphics that could result in arbitrary code execution when […]
- Microsoft Authenticator Flaw Let Permissionless...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on October 27, 2026 at 12:09 pm
Microsoft has fixed a flaw in its Authenticator app for Android that let a malicious app with no permissions pose as a trusted Microsoft app, such as Teams, and collect sign-in tokens for a victim's work account. Microsoft tracks the flaw as CVE-2026-80097 and fixed it in Authenticator for […]
- Keystone to Destroy 18,835 Hardware Wallets After...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on October 27, 2026 at 11:46 am
An attacker who gained access to Keystone's website obtained the key that its hardware wallets use to prove they are genuine, the company said in a statement on October 26. Someone with that key could build counterfeit devices that pass the online check owners use to verify a Keystone. A buyer […]
- AI-Generated Fake Login Pages Are Making Account...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on October 27, 2026 at 11:32 am
Fake login pages are nothing new, but generative AI is making them easier to build and more convincing. Attackers can recreate familiar login screens, impersonate trusted brands and tailor phishing attempts to specific employees or organizations. Some fake login pages go beyond stealing […]
- Lazarus Abuses South Korean Security Software to...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on October 27, 2026 at 11:32 am
The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been attributed to a cyber espionage campaign dubbed Operation FlashHole targeting at least three organizations in South Korea spanning the construction, software, and wire-communication equipment manufacturing sectors. According to Russian cybersecurity […]
- Australia Gets Into Amadey Malware Backend, Cuts...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on October 27, 2026 at 9:33 am
A criminal using the Amadey malware can no longer access or steal data from 180,000 infected computers around the world, including some in Australia, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) says. The agency's operators gained access to the criminal's operation's backend and cut it off from those […]
- OpenAI Compaction Flaw Let Researchers Bypass...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on October 27, 2026 at 8:22 am
OpenAI's compaction feature, which shrinks a long conversation to save space, could be turned into a way to copy a model's hidden reasoning out in plain text, security firm Xint has shown. OpenAI's reasoning models work through a problem before answering, and the service normally returns only […]
- Attackers Hijack Dahua IP Cameras in Ukraine...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on October 27, 2026 at 6:34 am
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has issued an alert warning of unauthorized remote access to video surveillance systems manufactured by Dahua. "Cases of compromising IP cameras and DVRs with access to the video stream, changing the device configuration and creating […]
WordPress News
- WordPress 7.2 Beta 2 by David Baumwald on October 27, 2026 at 3:49 pm
WordPress 7.2 Beta 2 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test environment or local site to explore the new […]
- Critical PHP Security Releaseby John Blackbourn on October 21, 2026 at 1:44 pm
The PHP project has announced a security release that fixes two critical security vulnerabilities discovered in PHP. Due to the critical severity of the issues, site owners are encouraged to immediately update their installations of PHP. Your web host may already be working to update PHP and put […]
- WordPress 7.2 Beta 1 is Ready for Download and...by David Baumwald on October 20, 2026 at 4:02 pm
This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test environment or local site to explore the new features. How to Test WordPress 7.2 Beta 1 You can test […]
- WordPress 7.1.3 Maintenance and Security Releaseby Jake Spurlock on October 6, 2026 at 5:00 pm
This security and maintenance release features 7 security fixes and 4 bug fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.3 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click […]
- WordPress 7.1.2 Releaseby John Blackbourn on September 22, 2026 at 2:01 pm
This security release features a fix for a critical severity security vulnerability. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.2 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then […]
- WordPress Takes Its Turn Leading the Open Website...by Mary Hubbard on September 21, 2026 at 2:28 pm
I’m happy to announce that I am now serving as president of the Open Website Alliance (OWA), representing the WordPress Foundation. The Alliance brings together the community organizations behind Drupal, Joomla!, TYPO3, and WordPress to advocate for open source and share practices that benefit […]
- WordPress 7.1.1 Maintenance and Security Releaseby Aaron Jorbin on September 17, 2026 at 7:53 pm
This security and maintenance release features 17 bug fixes on Core, 19 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 11 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.1 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress […]
- Students Built 108 Websites in Two Weeks in...by Destiny Kanno on September 7, 2026 at 11:19 pm
In July, students at two campuses in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, built 108 websites. In eastern Uganda, a workshop that arrived to find no electricity at the school ran anyway, for more than 100 learners, because a former student had asked for it. In Costa Rica, three university students taught a […]
- WordPress Signs the Open Weights and American AI...by Mary Hubbard on August 27, 2026 at 5:00 pm
We’re proud to announce that WordPress has signed Open Weights and American AI Leadership, an open letter asking US policymakers to not place early restrictions on open weight AI models. These are artificial intelligence models that anyone can download, inspect, modify, and run on their own […]
- AI Creates Opportunity While Artists Ship at...by Nicholas Garofalo on August 20, 2026 at 5:51 am
WordCamp US (WCUS) 2026 just wrapped up after 4 days at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Over 1,100 people from around the world registered to attend, and thousands more watched online through livestreams. Contributor Day and Showcase Day opened the week before two main […]















