WordPress is the most popular content management system which is based on PHP and MySQL. A recent study revealed that WordPress-associated vulnerabilities have seen a 30% increase in 2018 when compared to the previous year. The number of vulnerabilities related to WordPress recorded in 2018 was 542. Moreover, most of these vulnerabilities, almost 98% were related to WordPress plugins and only 2% ...

Google is working on a way for Chrome to do a better job of spotting fake websites that seek to trick people into handing over personal information. It is concentrating on websites that use letters and numbers to approximate a recognised brand. The work will mean Chrome will warn people they are about to visit sites it believes are fake. ...

Malware can bypass multi-factor authentication to gain access to cryptocurrency wallets – and also drops mining malware on infected machines. Mac users are being targeted with newly discovered Mac malware that aims to steal the contents of cryptocurrency wallets. Dubbed CookieMiner by researchers because of its capability for stealing browser cookies associated with cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet service websites visited ...

The malware boasts a variety of capabilities such as recording keystrokes, taking screenshots of Windows and stealing credentials, logins, and the browser history.Once installed, the malware first connects with the C2 server of hackers in order to receive malicious commands. An updated version of Remexi malware was used in a cyber-espionage campaign that targeted Iranian IP addresses late last year. ...

JEDDAH: The pilot phase of a program to introduce Saudi children to the basics of programming concluded on Thursday.The Saudi Federation for Cyber Security, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) organized the “Programming for Young Saudis” event at its headquarters in Riyadh in cooperation with technology company Oracle.The program introduced 25 Saudi children aged between 8 and 14 to the basics of ...