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WordPress is scaling up security as AI gives hackers increasingly powerful tools for exploiting new vulnerabilities.

WordPress launches AI security initiative to counter rising cyber threats

WordPress announces a new ‘Core Security Initiative’ leveraging AI to proactively identify and address vulnerabilities,...

Joyce de Castro

September 1, 2026

Anthropic warns that hackers are using stolen Claude sessions to hijack accounts and drain account usage.

Anthropic addresses infostealer malware affecting Claude AI accounts

Anthropic warns users about infostealer malware stealing Claude login sessions and payment data, detailing proactive mea...

Palumbo Angela

August 30, 2026

$Rank Math is accused of secretly giving itself WordPress administrator access and deleting complaints about it.$

Rank Math plugin accused of secretly granting admin access

Rank Math WordPress plugin faces allegations of secretly creating administrator-level application passwords for its comp...

Joyce de Castro

August 30, 2026

Logos of organizations supporting collective action on AI cyber defense

Tech Giants Warn of AI Cyberattacks, Urge Defensive Measures

Over 100 tech and cybersecurity firms warn of AI-enabled cyberattacks, urging immediate defensive AI deployment for crit...

Saeed Ashif Ahmed

August 28, 2026

Cloudflare: Machine Traffic Could Hit 1,000x Human Traffic In 5 Years

Cloudflare: AI Traffic to Outpace Humans 1,000x; Bots Hunt Credentials

Cloudflare CFO predicts machine traffic will be 1,000x human traffic in 5 years. Researcher uncovers credential-scanning...

Palumbo Angela

August 14, 2026

Insecure Access Management Exposes SEO Projects to Data Breaches

Insecure Access Management Exposes SEO Projects to Data Breaches

Insecure access management is the weakest link in SEO projects, exposing client data. Password managers can protect sens...

Joyce de Castro

August 11, 2026

WPForms Lite Plugin Accused of Installing ‘Backdoor’ During Setup

WPForms Lite Plugin Accused of Installing ‘Backdoor’ During Setup

WPForms Lite faces accusations of installing a ‘backdoor’ during setup, granting Awesome Motive administrative access. A...

Saeed Ashif Ahmed

August 11, 2026

WordPress security update fixes 12 vulnerabilities. Security researcher says: "nastiest one is a login screen XSS."

WordPress Updates to Fix High-Severity XSS Flaw, 11 Other Vulnerabilities

WordPress releases security update 7.0.3, patching 12 vulnerabilities including a high-severity pre-auth XSS flaw with p...

Joyce de Castro

August 7, 2026