Stolen UpdraftCentral keys to backdoor WordPress sites

Stolen UpdraftCentral keys to backdoor WordPress sites

A threat actor has breached the website of TeamUpdraft, a developer of popular WordPress backup and security plugins, potentially compromising UpdraftCentral’s connection keys, which can send commands to connected websites. TeamUpdraft discovered unauthorized access to its infrastructure over the weekend and believes the hacker accessed the customer database. The developer offers several WordPress tools for … Read more

South Korea to Block 27 Crypto Exchange Sites

South Korea to Block 27 Crypto Exchange Sites

South Korean authorities have approved measures to block internal access to 27 websites operated by unregistered crypto exchanges and other virtual asset service providers, including KuCoin, MEXC, Phemex and Bitrue. in a announcement On Tuesday, South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) said the decision followed an October 6 and 7 review by the Korea Media … Read more

Bug in Ninja Forms plugin is exploited to hack WordPress sites

Bug in Ninja Forms plugin is exploited to hack WordPress sites

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

Australian PM warns of AI’s ‘ferocious pace’ after agents breach government sites

Australian PM warns of AI’s ‘ferocious pace’ after agents breach government sites

Anthony Albanese says governments must help shape the development of AI, after earlier revealing that an OpenAI agent accessed non-public files on the Australian Medicare data portal. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned artificial intelligence is developing at a “breakneck pace” and called on other countries to shape its development, after an OpenAI agent … Read more