04 Oct, 2026

Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages

The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began modifying user scripts and vandalizing Meta-Wiki pages. Editors first reported the incident on Wikipedia’s Village Pump (technical), where users noticed a large number of automated edits adding hidden scripts and vandalism to random pages. Wikimedia engineers temporarily restricted editing across projects while […]

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WordPress membership plugin bug exploited to create admin accounts

Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in the User Registration & Membership plugin, which is installed on more than 60,000 WordPress sites. Developed by WPEverest, the plugin provides membership and user registration management features, including custom forms, payment integrations with PayPal and Stripe, bank transfers, and analytics. The security vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-1492 and […]

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FBI arrests suspect linked to $46M crypto theft from US Marshals

​A U.S. government contractor’s son, accused of stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service, was arrested Wednesday on the island of Saint Martin. The arrest was the result of a joint operation between the FBI and France’s elite Groupe d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale, FBI Director Kash Patel announced on […]

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Google says 90 zero-days were exploited in attacks last year

Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) tracked 90 zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited throughout 2025, almost half of them in enterprise software and appliances. The figure is a 15% increase compared to 2024, when 78 zero-days were exploited in the wild, but lower than the record 100 zero days tracked in 2023. Zero-day vulnerabilities are security issues […]

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Police dismantles online gambling ring exploiting Ukrainian women

Spanish and Ukrainian law enforcement authorities dismantled a criminal ring that exploited war-displaced Ukrainian women to run an online gambling scheme that laundered nearly €4.75 million in illicit proceeds. The criminal group was formed amid the war in Ukraine and deliberately targeted young women from areas that were under continuous attack. The criminal network’s recruitment […]

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Cisco flags more SD-WAN flaws as actively exploited in attacks

​Cisco has flagged two Catalyst SD-WAN Manager security flaws as actively exploited in the wild, urging administrators to upgrade vulnerable devices. Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly vManage) is network management software that enables admins to monitor and manage up to 6,000 Catalyst SD-WAN devices from a single centralized dashboard. “In March 2026, the Cisco PSIRT became […]

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Phobos ransomware admin pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy

A Russian national pleaded guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy charge related to his role in administering the Phobos ransomware operation, which breached hundreds of victims worldwide. Phobos is a long-running ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation linked to the Crysis ransomware family. Phobos has been widely distributed through many affiliates, accounting for roughly 11% of all submissions to the ID […]

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Bitwarden adds support for passkey login on Windows 11

Bitwarden announced support for logging into Windows 11 devices using passkeys stored in the manager’s vault, enabling phishing-resistant authentication. The new feature is available for all plans, including the free tier, and allows logging into Windows by selecting the security key option and scanning a QR code with a mobile device to confirm access to the passkey […]

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Mail2Shell zero-click attack lets hackers hijack FreeScout mail servers

A maximum severity vulnerability in the FreeScout helpdesk platform allows hackers to achieve remote code execution without any user interaction or authentication. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-28289 and bypasses a fix for another remote code execution (RCE) security issue (CVE-2026-27636) that could be exploited by authenticated users with upload permissions. Researchers at OX Security, a company that […]

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Windows 10 KB5075039 update fixes broken Recovery Environment

Microsoft has released the KB5075039 Windows Recovery Environment update for Windows 10 to fix a long-standing issue that prevented some users from accessing the Recovery environment. The Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is a minimal troubleshooting environment used to repair or restore the operating system after it fails to start, to diagnose crashes, or to remove malware. In October […]

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