Breaking News – Cyber Threats – 2026-06-01 03:00 PDT

Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)

Generated: 2026-06-01 03:00 PDT

• Critical WP Maps Pro Flaw Actively Exploited to Create Admin Accounts
  The Hacker News • 2026-06-01 01:45 • thehackernews.com
  Threat actors are attempting to actively exploit a critical security flaw impacting WP Maps Pro, a WordPress plugin that has had over 15,000 sales on the Envato Market, to create malicious administrator accounts on susceptible sites.

  WP Maps Pro allows site owners to embed customizable Google Maps and OpenStreetMap with markers, listings, and advanced location features on WordPress sites. It is
  https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/critical-wp-maps-pro-flaw-actively.html

• 1,000 Data Breaches Later, the Disclosure Lag is Worse Than Ever
  Troy Hunt • 2026-06-01 01:22 • www.troyhunt.com

  Today, I loaded the 1,000th data breach into Have I Been Pwned. Reflecting on that milestone number, I pondered how to mark the occasion in writing, and what immediately came to mind was a very simple question: why is it still needed? Especially considering the emergence of privacy regulations

  https://www.troyhunt.com/1000-data-breaches-later-the-disclosure-lag-is-worse-than-ever/

Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.