Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2025-11-04 16:00 PST
- Hackers exploit WordPress plugin Post SMTP to hijack admin accounts
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-04 13:46 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Post SMTP plugin installed on more than 400,000 WordPress sites, to take complete control by hijacking administrator accounts. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-wordpress-plugin-post-smtp-to-hijack-admin-accounts/ - Apache OpenOffice disputes data breach claims by ransomware gang
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-04 13:18 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The Apache Software Foundation disputes claims that its OpenOffice project suffered an Akira ransomware attack, after the threat actors claimed to have stolen 23 GB of corporate documents. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apache-openoffice-disputes-data-breach-claims-by-ransomware-gang/ - Malicious Android apps on Google Play downloaded 42 million times
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-04 12:26 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Hundreds of malicious Android apps on Google Play were downloaded more than 40 million times between June 2024 and May 2025, notes a report from cloud security company Zscaler. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-android-apps-on-google-play-downloaded-42-million-times/ - Microsoft removing Defender Application Guard from Office
BleepingComputer • 2025-11-04 11:02 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft plans to remove Defender Application Guard from Office by December 2027, starting with the February 2026 release of Office version 2602. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-removing-defender-application-guard-from-office/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
