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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/10/2026 > wordpress-automated-plugin-security-review

WordPress adds automated security checks to block risky plugin releases

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (460+ words) WordPress’ automated security review will now assess every plugin release before it is distributed through the WordPress.org update API. Releases considered a potential security risk will be blocked automatically. “A plugin can be secure today and introduce a vulnerability,…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/09/2026 > f5-big-ip-apm-rootkit-hides-web-shell-in-memory

Hackers deploy Linux rootkit on F5 BIG-IP APM devices, hiding web shell in memory

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (508+ words) A rootkit found on hacked F5 BIG-IP APM devices skips the usual step of writing a web shell to disk, hiding it in memory instead, according to Sophos. F5 BIG-IP APM provides access policy enforcement to secure access to apps, APIs, and…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/09/2026 > google-chrome-cve-2026-87491-zero-day-flaw

Google fixes yet another actively exploited Chrome zero-day (CVE-2026-87491)

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (226+ words) Google has fixed 230 vulnerabilities in Chrome, including a zero-day flaw, CVE-2026-87491, with an in-the-wild exploit. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2026-87491 exists in the wild,” the company said in a Tuesday security advisory. The fix has been shipped…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/09/2026 > bleachbit-6-0-4-released

BleachBit 6.0.4 fixes secure wiping that skipped clusters on Windows

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (275+ words) The open source cleaner BleachBit reached version 6.0.4 this week, erasing caches, browser traces, and files on Windows, Linux, and now macOS. If you shredded a sensitive file on Windows with an earlier build, parts of it may still sit on…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/08/2026 > jellyfin-12-0-security-fixes

Jellyfin 12.0 security fixes arrive alongside the removal of legacy client logins

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (335+ words) Jellyfin shipped version 12.0 of its media server. Several of the security fixes in it block requests built to reach files outside the folders the server is supposed to hand out. The rest of the security work touches first-run setup, plugin…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/07/2026 > connectwise-screenconnect-file-transfer-flaw

Attackers spread malware through ScreenConnect file transfers

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (324+ words) A file transfer flaw in ScreenConnect Remote Access Support and Access sessions affects both Cloud and On-Premise deployments, ConnectWise confirmed. “A CVE identifier and an official fix will be issued within the week,” the company wrote in its September 3 advisory....


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/04/2026 > google-chrome-zero-day-cve-2026-85046

Google patches actively exploited Chrome zero-day (CVE-2026-85046)

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (191+ words) Google has patched 12 vulnerabilities affecting its popular Chrome browser, among them CVE-2026-85046, which has been exploited in the wild. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2026-85046 exists in the wild,” the company said in a Thursday security advisory. The…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/04/2026 > microsoft-teams-qr-code-phishing-protection

Microsoft Teams is about to make QR code phishing much harder

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (241+ words) Microsoft is preparing a new feature for Teams users that will help them stay safe from QR code phishing. Teams will automatically hide QR codes sent by people outside the organization. Users will need to reveal the image first before…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/03/2026 > github-threat-intelligence-feed-ingestion

Your threat feed is someone else's database: What ingesting malware intel at scale takes

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (354+ words) There are five lessons that survived production and none of them care whether you are ingesting package malware reports, OSV records, or ISAC indicators. If community data feeds your automation, they apply to you. Provenance belongs on the same shelf…...


helpnetsecurity.com > 09/02/2026 > vali-cyber-zerolock-5-hypervisor-security

Vali Cyber ZeroLock 5 brings MFA to the hypervisor command line

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (474+ words) Vali Cyber released ZeroLock 5, a major release focused on closing the two most dangerous gaps in hypervisor security: insider threats and stolen credentials on ESX and Linux hosts. Over the past two years, ransomware operators and nation-state actors alike have…...