Tag: flaw

All websites running WordPress urged to update NOW

November 1, 2017

Millions of websites running WordPress are being strongly urged to update to the latest version of the popular content management system as soon as possible, after a serious security vulnerability was uncovered. Anthony Ferrara, who discovered the WordPress flaw, starkly summed up the situation: “Today, a significant SQL-Injection vulnerability was fixed in WordPress 4.8.3. Before reading further, … More All websites running WordPress urged to update NOW

900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited

November 30, 2016

As many as 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers were knocked offline on Sunday and Monday as an attempt was made to hijack broadband routers into a botnet. Malicious hackers are commandeering vulnerable Zyxel and Speedport routers, commandeering them into a botnet which they can command to launch huge denial-of-service attacks against websites. The vulnerability exploits the … More 900,000 Germans knocked offline, as critical router flaw exploited