Category: Security
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Security
cPGuard Breach: Updating Removes the Backdoor, Not the Stolen Credentials
An attacker used cPGuard's update channel on November 2 to install a backdoor and collect password hashes on servers where the script ran.
Security
DreamHost Confirms File Manager Breach. FTP/SFTP and Some Webmail Credentials Were Exposed
DreamHost confirms an attacker exploited its File Manager and reached FTP/SFTP and some webmail credentials, affecting well under 10% of those accounts.
Security
WordPress Update Flaw Draws Tens of Thousands of Attack Attempts. Hosts Can Block It at the Web Server
Wordfence detected probing of the update-window flaw fixed in WordPress 7.1.4 within hours and counted more than 18,500 requests in 21 hours.
Security
Claude Built a Remote Root Exploit for a Linux TCP Bug. Ubuntu Still Has No Fix
A Linux kernel TCP flaw has a root exploit from Anthropic's lab. Red Hat, Debian and AlmaLinux 8 ship fixed kernels, while Ubuntu has none yet.
Security
WordPress 7.1.4 Fixes 22 Flaws, One in the Core Update Process
WordPress 7.1.4 fixes 22 vulnerabilities, one of them a race condition in core updates that could lead to remote code execution.
Security
LiteSpeed Cache Flaw Can Leave Admin-Level REST Data Exposed for a Week
A LiteSpeed Cache flaw fixed in 7.9.1 can expose admin-level REST data on some sites for a week, and clearing it takes a manual purge.
Security
Japan’s GMO Refuses Ransom After VPS Breach and Offers $1 Million Bounty
Japanese host GMO refused a ransom after its Desktop Cloud VPS platform was breached, kept it offline and opened a $1 million bounty.
Industry reports
PHP2Shell Timeline: How the Hosting Industry Reacted
A timeline of how hosts, panels and distributions handled PHP2Shell, from the October 20 leak to CISA's October 26 KEV listing.
Security
DreamHost Urges Affected Owners to Reset Every Email and FTP Password
DreamHost's File Manager was offline from October 23 to 26, and affected account owners are asked to reset every email and FTP/SFTP password.
Security
Infinity Core: Six Linux Kernel Bugs, Five Root Exploits, Uneven Fixes
Infinity Core, six Linux kernel flaws disclosed October 16, includes five with public root exploits. Fixes are arriving unevenly.
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