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Critical WordPress plugin bug lets hackers take over 1M sites

Hackers are actively exploiting two security vulnerabilities in the Elementor Pro and Ultimate Addons for Elementor WordPress plugins with the end goal of remote executing arbitrary code and fully compromise unpatched targets. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-wordpress-plugin-bug-lets-hackers-take-over-1m-sites/
Microsoft Teams call drops on desktop caused by iOS bug

Microsoft urges users not to update their Microsoft Teams iOS client to the latest version as it comes with a bug that causes intermittent call drops on the desktop client after answering if logged in with the same account. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-teams-call-drops-on-desktop-caused-by-ios-bug/
Unemployed Americans offered β€˜remote jobs’ as money mules

Cybercriminals are exploiting the increasing number of layoffs during the current pandemic to recruit new money mules which can later be used to help them launder money gained from illicit activities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unemployed-americans-offered-remote-jobs-as-money-mules/
Ruhr University Bochum shuts down main servers after cyberattack

The Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Ruhr-UniversitΓ€t Bochum in German, announced today that it was forced to shut down large parts of its central IT infrastructure, also including the backup systems, due to a cyberattack that took place overnight, between May 6 and May 7. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ruhr-university-bochum-shuts-down-main-servers-after-cyberattack/
Shiny Hunters hackers try to sell a host of user records from breaches

Three more high-profile databases are being offered for sale on a hacker forum by the same group claiming the Tokopedia and Unacademy breaches, and the more recently reported theft of Microsoft's private GitHub repositories. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shiny-hunters-hackers-try-to-sell-a-host-of-user-records-from-breaches/
Firefox 76.0.1 released to fix broken Amazon extension, crashes

Mozilla has released Firefox 76.0.1 to resolve bugs that caused the Amazon Assistant browser extension to no longer function properly and to fix a browser crashes on Windows 7 32-bit systems with Nvidia graphics cards. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/firefox-7601-released-to-fix-broken-amazon-extension-crashes/