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
- LiteLLM Vulnerability Chain Lets Low-Privilege...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on June 15, 2026 at 4:39 pm
A default low-privilege account on a LiteLLM proxy can climb to full admin and run code on the server by chaining three vulnerabilities, researchers at Obsidian Security disclosed LiteLLM is a widely deployed open-source AI gateway that brokers calls to more than 100 model providers behind one […]
- One-Click Microsoft 365 Copilot Flaw Could Have...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on June 15, 2026 at 3:09 pm
A single click on a trusted Microsoft link could have let an attacker pull emails, calendar details, and indexed files out of Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise Search. Researchers at Varonis Threat Labs chained three bugs into a one-click exfiltration path they call SearchLeak. Because the link […]
- ⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Day, UniFi Exploits,...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on June 15, 2026 at 1:49 pm
Stuff broke again. Not in a movie way. An old tool was left exposed. An abandoned package was abused. A deprecated feature was still running in prod. This week is the same lesson in a new form: phishing kits are easier to rent, AI names are useful bait, old login paths still fail, and forgotten […]
- The Onboarding Password Mistake That Creates...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on June 15, 2026 at 11:30 am
Employee onboarding is a busy time for IT teams. New starters need devices, accounts, access permissions, and passwords, all delivered within a tight timeframe. That usually means sharing a temporary "first-day" password so employees can access systems for the first time. The issue is that these […]
- 152 Chrome Wallpaper Extensions with 105K...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on June 15, 2026 at 11:07 am
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a network of 152 Google Chrome extensions that act as new tab live wallpaper add-ons to distribute a potentially unwanted program (PUP) family. The cluster spans 38 separate Chrome Web Store publisher accounts and three brand backends: tabplugins[.]com, […]
- Popular WordPress Plugin Scripts Tampered to...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on June 15, 2026 at 9:59 am
An attacker tampered with trusted JavaScript files used by WordPress sites running PushEngage, OptinMonster, and TrustPulse, turning those files into a way to break into the sites. When a site administrator was logged in as the file loaded, the code created an admin account under the attacker's […]
- Sniper Dz Scams Target MENA Users via Fake...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on June 15, 2026 at 6:30 am
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of fraudulent activity targeting users across the Middle East and North Africa by employing various fraudulent Facebook accounts impersonating politicians, public figures, and trusted organizations. "These accounts promoted fake offers, including […]
- Palo Alto Warns of Active Exploitation of PAN-OS...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on June 15, 2026 at 6:17 am
Palo Alto Networks has revealed that it has observed "active exploitation" of a recently disclosed PAN-OS vulnerability by an unknown threat actor to obtain unauthorized access to GlobalProtect portals. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-0257 (CVSS score: 7.8), an authentication bypass flaw […]
- Critical Splunk Enterprise Flaw Lets Attackers...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on June 13, 2026 at 1:23 pm
Splunk has released security updates to address a critical security flaw in Splunk Enterprise that could be exploited to conduct unauthenticated file operations and even remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20253, is rated 9.8 on the CVSS scoring system. "In Splunk […]
- U.S. Orders Anthropic to Suspend Fable 5 and...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on June 13, 2026 at 5:42 am
Anthropic said on Friday it will "abruptly disable" its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for all users after the U.S. government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, whether inside or outside the U.S., citing national […]
WordPress News
- What Happened at WordCamp Europe 2026by Nicholas Garofalo on June 6, 2026 at 5:44 pm
WordCamp Europe 2026 brought the WordPress community to Kraków for three days of contribution and conversation, from CERN going live on WordPress to WordPress 7.0, AI, and a closing fireside chat on where the project goes next. Read the full recap.
- Protect The Shireby Matt Mullenweg on June 5, 2026 at 6:51 pm
tl;dr: Temporary 24-hour cooldown period for plugin/theme releases before auto-updates. AI can give defenders an edge. We want to secure all 78K plugins and themes on WordPress.org. One of the things we’ve always striven to do as the developers of WordPress is to work harder so you don’t have […]
- WP23by Matt Mullenweg on May 27, 2026 at 5:40 pm
WordPress at 23 is simultaneously both the strongest and most precarious it’s ever been. Last week, we shipped WordPress 7 to the world. In seven days, 46% of all WordPresses, tens of millions across countless different hosting environments, are already on 7.0, auto-updated with no breakage. From […]
- Looking Ahead to WordCamp Europe 2026by Brett McSherry on May 26, 2026 at 12:52 pm
June 4-6, 2026 | ICE Kraków Congress Centre, Kraków, Poland WordCamp Europe 2026 will bring the WordPress community together in Kraków, Poland, from June 4–6 for Contributor Day, two conference days, and a program shaped by the ideas, tools, and people moving WordPress forward. This year’s […]
- WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong”by Matias Ventura on May 20, 2026 at 6:41 pm
Explore AI abilities directly in your website, all managed from a central hub. Slide seamlessly through the sleek, new admin theme implemented across the dashboard. Ignite creative flow with new blocks and design tools, and tap into an expansive developer toolbox that gives you more control than […]
- WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 4by Amy Kamala on May 14, 2026 at 4:47 pm
The fourth Release Candidate (“RC4”) for WordPress 7.0 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 […]
- Get Your WordCamp US 2026 Ticketsby Brett McSherry on May 14, 2026 at 1:56 pm
August 16–19, 2026, Phoenix Convention Center – Phoenix, Arizona Tickets are now available for WordCamp US 2026, taking place August 16–19, 2026, at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The flagship event brings together people from across the WordPress community to learn, […]
- WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 3by Amy Kamala on May 8, 2026 at 6:18 pm
The third Release Candidate (“RC3”) for WordPress 7.0 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 […]
- Get Involved With WordCamp US 2026 in Phoenixby Brett McSherry on May 4, 2026 at 6:10 pm
WordCamp US 2026 will take place August 16–19 in Phoenix, Arizona, and applications are now open for sponsors, speakers, and volunteers. WordCamp US is the flagship gathering for the WordPress community in North America, where contributors, builders, and users come together to share ideas and […]
- WordPress Student Clubs Build Momentumby Brett McSherry on April 29, 2026 at 1:14 pm
WordPress Student Clubs are beginning to take shape as a new way to carry the momentum of WordPress Campus Connect beyond one-time workshops. What starts as an introduction to WordPress and open source is now continuing on campus through student-led groups that create space for learning, peer […]
















