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
- Attackers Target miniOrange SAML Flaws That Can...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on August 25, 2026 at 8:34 am
Bad actors are attempting to exploit two severe unauthenticated authentication bypasses in the Xecurify miniOrange SAML 2.0 Single Sign On plugin that make it possible for an attacker to sign in as any WordPress user, including administrators. The vulnerabilities, as disclosed by Patchstack, are […]
- Actively Exploited Oracle WebLogic Flaw Lets...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on August 25, 2026 at 6:12 am
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle WebLogic Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as […]
- Shipping More AI Code Than You Can Secure? Watch...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on August 24, 2026 at 5:41 pm
If your developers are using AI coding tools, you are probably already seeing the upside: faster development, more code, and less time spent on routine work. The harder part is what comes after. AI can also introduce open-source packages at a pace your security team was never built to handle. More […]
- Weedhack Malware Spreads via Fake Minecraft...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on August 24, 2026 at 5:41 pm
Cybersecurity researchers have found that several websites are still actively distributing a malware family known as Weedhack to gamers by masquerading as Minecraft clients. McAfee Labs said it detected and blocked more than 6,300 attempts to access malicious sites, adding that it found lookalike […]
- ⚡ Weekly Recap: AI-Powered PLC Attacks, GitLab...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on August 24, 2026 at 2:32 pm
A package gets installed. A login prompt opens. A box sits exposed to the internet. Nothing looks unusual yet. That’s roughly the mood this week. Trusted tools turn hostile, old weak spots get fresh attention, AI makes exploit work cheaper, and researchers keep finding attacks that sound harder […]
- WordlistLoader Delivers Amatera via ClickFix,...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on August 24, 2026 at 12:35 pm
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two new malware families called WordlistLoader and SynkLoader that's used to deliver next-stage payloads and likely sell access to ransomware groups. According to findings from Gen Digital, WordlistLoader is being used to deliver Amatera Stealer (aka ACR […]
- Critical Keycloak Password Reset Flaw Could Let...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on August 24, 2026 at 11:56 am
Red Hat and the Keycloak project have released patches to address a critical security flaw in the open-source identity and access management server that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to take over any user account by forcing a password reset. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE […]
- Operation QUICSILVER Targets Myanmar Government...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on August 24, 2026 at 11:51 am
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a cyber espionage campaign targeting Myanmar that uses graduation ceremony invitation lures to deliver a Go backdoor called QUICAgent. The campaign, codenamed Operation QUICSILVER, has been found to target government and information technology sectors, per […]
- The Outsized Shadow: Why 5% of AI Users Are Your...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on August 24, 2026 at 11:30 am
Big security risks come in small packages. While enterprise security teams focus on policing the proliferation of employees using ChatGPT and Claude for quick drafting tasks, a more urgent threat is posed by a handful of AI super-adopters who are quietly hardcoding unvetted tools into critical […]
- UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks,...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on August 24, 2026 at 8:08 am
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group dubbed UAT-10147 that's targeting Windows and Linux web servers globally across the education, media, technology, and gaming sectors. The vast majority of the targets are located in Brazil, Bolivia, China, […]
WordPress News
- 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 […]
- WordPress 7.1 “Mary Lou”by annezazu on August 19, 2026 at 11:33 pm
WordPress 7.1, “Mary Lou,” is here—celebrating the pioneering jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Mary Lou Williams and her spirit of reinvention and collaboration. This release brings a more flexible, responsive, and collaborative WordPress experience, with new responsive styling controls, […]
- Introducing the WordPress Browser Extensionby Jake Goldman on August 13, 2026 at 4:29 pm
The official WordPress Browser Extension is now available for Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers in the Chrome Web Store and for Safari on macOS in the Mac App Store. This new open source extension lets logged-in site users easily hide the admin bar while keeping its most helpful shortcuts […]
- WordPress 7.0.4 Releaseby John Blackbourn on August 12, 2026 at 2:45 pm
WordPress 7.0.4 is now available WordPress 7.0.4 is now available which features a security fix. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can update to WordPress 7.0.4 by downloading it from WordPress.org, or visiting your site’s Dashboard […]
- WordPress 7.0.3 releaseby John Blackbourn on August 6, 2026 at 6:55 pm
WordPress 7.0.3 is now available WordPress 7.0.3 is now available which features several security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can update to WordPress 7.0.3 by downloading it from WordPress.org, or visiting your site’s […]
- WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 1by Benjamin Zekavica on August 5, 2026 at 3:37 pm
The first Release Candidate (“RC1”) for WordPress 7.1 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended to […]
- WordPress 7.1 Beta 4by Benjamin Zekavica on July 29, 2026 at 3:30 pm
WordPress 7.1 Beta 4 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 […]
- WordPress 7.1 Beta 3by Benjamin Zekavica on July 22, 2026 at 3:23 pm
WordPress 7.1 Beta 3 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 […]
- WordPress 7.0.2 Releaseby John Blackbourn on July 17, 2026 at 6:45 pm
WordPress 7.0.2 is now available. The 7.0.2 security release addresses one critical and one high severity security issue. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. Due to the severity, the WordPress.org team have enabled forced updates via the […]
- WordPress 7.1 Beta 1by Krupa Nanda on July 15, 2026 at 3:53 pm
WordPress 7.1 Beta 1 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 […]














