Hackers are breaking into websites that run vulnerable versions of the popular blogging software WordPress, according to several cybersecurity firms. One estimate puts the number of vulnerable WordPress websites at tens of millions as of…
About a month ago, the anonymous security researcher Nightmare Eclipse published information about RoguePlanet, a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft’s Defender security software. The vulnerability, officially designated CVE-2026-50656, can be exploited by hackers to gain full…
With new Chrome versions 148.0.7778.216/217 for Windows, 148.0.7778.2015/216 for macOS, and 148.0.7778.215 for Linux, the developers have patched more than 150 security vulnerabilities. According to Google, none of these security vulnerabilities are being exploited in…
In the new Chrome versions 147.0.7727.137/138 for Windows and macOS and 147.0.7727.137 for Linux, a whopping 30 security vulnerabilities have been patched in the lead up to the next generation of Chrome. None of these…
Last week, Google released Chrome 128 and patched a zero-day vulnerability with it. Now, Google has released updates to Chrome 128 that fix four security vulnerabilities (none of which have been exploited in the wild…
The free Foxit PDF Reader has just been updated to version 2024.2.3 for Windows. There are also corresponding updates for the premium Foxit PDF Editor, which does more than just read PDFs and sits among…
It seems like every month or so we hear about a new security flaw affecting tons of consumer-grade CPUs. Perhaps that shouldn’t be surprising, though, since the complexities of modern processors and the PCs around…
Last month, a hacker wreaked havoc during an esports tournament of the popular shooter game Apex Legends, hacking two well-known streamers mid-game to make it look like they were using cheats. A month later, it…
Last week Apple released iOS 17.3, iPadOS 17.3, macOS 14.3, tvOS 17.3, and Safari 17.3 to fix a serious zero-day WebKit vulnerability that may have been exploited in the wild. Ahead of the Apple Vision…