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LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Vulnerability Poses Significant Risk to WordPress Websites

LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Vulnerability Poses Significant Risk to WordPress Websites

A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could allow an unauthenticated threat actor to elevate their privileges and perform malicious actions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50550 (CVSS score: 8.1), has been addressed in version 6.5.2 of the plugin. “The plugin suffers from an unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability

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Supply Chain Attacks Exploit Entry Points in Python, npm, and Open-Source Ecosystems

Supply Chain Attacks Exploit Entry Points in Python, npm, and Open-Source Ecosystems

Cybersecurity researchers have found that entry points could be abused across multiple programming ecosystems like PyPI, npm, Ruby Gems, NuGet, Dart Pub, and Rust Crates to stage software supply chain attacks. “Attackers can leverage these entry points to execute malicious code when specific commands are run, posing a widespread risk in the open-source landscape,” Checkmarx

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Apple Releases Critical iOS and iPadOS Updates to Fix VoiceOver Password Vulnerability

Apple Releases Critical iOS and iPadOS Updates to Fix VoiceOver Password Vulnerability

Apple has released iOS and iPadOS updates to address two security issues, one of which could have allowed a user’s passwords to be read out aloud by its VoiceOver assistive technology. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-44204, has been described as a logic problem in the new Passwords app impacting a slew of iPhones and iPads. Security researcher

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U.S. and Microsoft Seize 107 Russian Domains in Major Cyber Fraud Crackdown

U.S. and Microsoft Seize 107 Russian Domains in Major Cyber Fraud Crackdown

Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the seizure of 107 internet domains used by state-sponsored threat actors with ties to Russia to facilitate computer fraud and abuse in the country. “The Russian government ran this scheme to steal Americans’ sensitive information, using seemingly legitimate email accounts to trick victims into

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