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WordPress plugin bugs can let hackers take over almost 1M sites

Two high severity vulnerabilities found in the Page Builder WordPress plugin installed on more than 1,000,000 sites can let hackers create new admin accounts, plant backdoors, and ultimately take over the compromised websites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wordpress-plugin-bugs-can-let-hackers-take-over-almost-1m-sites/
Texas Courts hit by ransomware, network disabled to limit spread

The Texas court system was hit by ransomware on Friday night, May 8th, which led to the branch network including websites and servers being disabled to block the malware from spreading to other systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/texas-courts-hit-by-ransomware-network-disabled-to-limit-spread/
Office 365 to let regular users revoke encrypted messages

Microsoft is working on expanding the capability to revoke encrypted email messages sent using the Office 365 Message Encryption (OME) service to regular users as part of a larger effort to prevent data leaks and enterprise data theft. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/office-365-to-let-regular-users-revoke-encrypted-messages/
Researcher finds 1,236 domains infected with credit card stealers

A security researcher collected in a span of a few weeks over 1,000 domains infected with payment card skimmers, showing that the MageCart continues to be a prevalent threat that preys on insecure web shops. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researcher-finds-1-236-domains-infected-with-credit-card-stealers/
Windows 10 Cumulative Updates KB4556799 & KB4551853 Released

Patch Tuesday updates are now rolling out to all supported versions of Windows 10. Like every Patch Tuesday release, the cumulative update comes with security fixes and is rolling out to PCs with November 2019 Update, May 2019 Update and October 2018 Update. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-cumulative-updates-kb4556799-and-kb4551853-released/
Windows 10 2004 is almost here, what developers need to know

The Windows Developer Team today detailed the new Windows 10 SDK additions developers should be aware of with the impending release of Windows 10, version 2004 (20H1), now known as Windows 10 May 2020 Update. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-2004-is-almost-here-what-developers-need-to-know/
Windows 10 2004 improves potentially unwanted app protection

In the soon to be released Windows 10 2004, otherwise known as the May 2020 Update, Microsoft is finally making it easy to detect potentially unwanted programs and tightly integrating it into the operating system. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-2004-improves-potentially-unwanted-app-protection/
Healthcare giant Magellan Health hit by ransomware attack

Fortune 500 company Magellan Health Inc announced today that it was the victim of a ransomware attack on April 11, 2020, which led to the theft of personal information from one of its corporate servers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/healthcare-giant-magellan-health-hit-by-ransomware-attack/
US warns of Chinese hackers targeting COVID-19 research orgs

Threat actors affiliated to the People's Republic of China (PRC) are attempting to compromise and collect COVID-19 information from organizations in the US health care, pharmaceutical, and research industry sectors. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-warns-of-chinese-hackers-targeting-covid-19-research-orgs/
Microsoft: Fix for Outlook search failures coming later today

Microsoft announced that a fix for the search issues plaguing Outlook users for over a week will be deployed today, after customers have been reporting the problems on online forums and on the Feedback Hub starting with May 6. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-fix-for-outlook-search-failures-coming-later-today/