Gootkit RAT Using SEO to Distribute Malware Through Compromised Sites
A framework notorious for delivering a banking Trojan has received a facelift to deploy a wider range of malware, including ransomware …
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Sites Have a Sneaky New Way to Track You Across the Web
International hacking made the news this week as well. France tied Russia’s destructive Sandworm hackers to a campaign that exploited an IT …
Critical WordPress Plugin Flaw Allows Site Takeover
Researchers are urging WordPress websites that utilize the NextGen Gallery plugin to apply a patch addressing critical and high-severity …
Unpatched WordPress Plugin Code-Injection Bug Afflicts 50K Sites
A security bug in Contact Form 7 Style, a WordPress plugin installed on over 50,000 sites, could allow for malicious JavaScript injection …
WordPress Pop-Up Builder Plugin Flaw Plagues 200K Sites
Developers of a plugin, used by WordPress websites for building pop-up ads for newsletter subscriptions, have issued a patch for a serious …
Authorities Seize Dark-Web Site Linked to the Netwalker Ransomware
U.S. and Bulgarian authorities this week took control of the dark web site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish …
Pirated Software Sites Deliver Fresh DanaBot Malware
Websites advertising pirated and cracked software are being used to deliver an updated version of the DanaBot banking Trojan, which can …
NetWalker Ransomware Suspect Charged: Tor Site Seized
Hot on the heels of the Emotet takedown announced Wednesday, the NetWalker ransomware has also been partially disrupted by an international …
7 Steps to Secure a WordPress Site
WordPress sites account for more than one-third of all websites on the Internet, including some of the most highly trafficked sites and …
A Site Published Every Face from Parler’s Capitol Riot Videos
Late last week, a website called Faces of the Riot appeared online, showing nothing but a vast grid of more than 6,000 images of faces, …
Joker’s Stash Carding Site to Close in February
The largest carding marketplace on the dark web has announced it is shutting down for good, although experts warned that this will have …
‘WeLeakInfo’ Site: UK Police Arrest 21 Alleged Users
Britain’s National Crime Agency says 21 individuals have been arrested on suspicion of purchasing personally identifiable information from …