Security News > 2017 > November

Serious SQL Injection Flaw Patched in WordPress
2017-11-01 09:00

A serious SQL injection vulnerability was patched on Tuesday by WordPress developers with the release of version 4.8.3. read more

The Hacker News Celebrates 7th Anniversary — Big Thanks 🥂 to Our Readers
2017-11-01 08:54

The Hacker News (THN), the widely-read cybersecurity news source for hackers and technologists, is celebrating its 7th Anniversary today. This is a huge milestone for THN and our team, but this...

D-Link MEA Site Caught Running Cryptocurrency Mining Script—Or Was It Hacked?
2017-11-01 06:31

Last month the popular torrent website The Pirate Bay caused some uproar by adding a Javascript-based cryptocurrency miner to its site with no opt-out option, utilizing visitors' CPU power to mine...

Microsoft Engineer Installs Google Chrome Mid-Presentation After Edge Kept Crashing
2017-11-01 01:44

Ever since the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has been heavily pushing its Edge browser, claiming it to be the best web browser over its competitors like Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome...