Hackers are exploiting stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in two independent WordPress plugins, Ninja Forms and WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce, to install backdoors and create fraudulent administrator accounts. Both vulnerabilities were given a high severity rating and require an authenticated session to be exploited. They are tracked as CVE-2026-93836, affecting WPC product bundles for … Read more
A rogue OpenAI research agent bypassed blocks on the Australian government’s health-data portal, accessing non-public files in June. The CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic have reportedly been summoned to appear before an Australian Senate inquiry into AI, days after news broke that a rogue OpenAI bot hacked the country’s health data. According to Sunday Business … Read more
When USB 3.0 was first introduced nearly 17 years ago, it was considered a major performance improvement over USB 2.0. Since then, the USB family has evolved with USB 3.1, USB 3.2 and USB4 boasting high transfer speeds, but USB 3.0 remains relevant today and you can still easily find devices using the standard. I … Read more
Update (September 25, 18:30 UTC). This article has been updated with additional details about Hsin-ju Chuang’s cause of death. Hsin-ju Chuang, a former partner at crypto venture firm Hack VC, has died at the age of 37, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner. The county’s coroner’s death registry later listed her death as a … Read more
Asian countries account for almost half of the adoption rate Almost half of the top 20 countries in grassroots crypto adoption are in the Asia Pacific region. According to the new Chainalysis release In the 2026 Global Crypto Adoption Index, Japan ranks 4th, followed by South Korea (5th), India (6th), Thailand (8th), China (12th), Indonesia … Read more
Enterprise e-commerce platform BigCommerce fell victim to a supply chain attack that resulted in the theft of customer data. BigCommerce is a SaaS provider that enables merchants to build and manage online stores. It hosts the stores, provides backend tools and takes care of server security. Late last week, the company began notifying retailers that … Read more