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OpenAI introduces plugin functionality for ChatGPT

OpenAI introduces plugin functionality for ChatGPT

OpenAI has introduced plugin functionality for ChatGPT. The feature allows third-party applications to use the generative AI features. The new plugin functionality, announced at the launch of the paid service ChatGPT Plus, is designed to address problems of large NLP models. These may include re... Read more

date1 year ago
Linux-based malware uses 30 WordPress exploits to inject JavaScript

Linux-based malware uses 30 WordPress exploits to inject JavaScript

New Linux-based malware uses 30 vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins to inject malicious JavaScript. Antivirus vendor Dr. Web reports that the malware comes in two variants capable of attacking Linux-based WordPress sites by exploiting outdated plugins. The first variant found, Linux.BackDoor.Wo... Read more

date1 year ago
‘Thousands of WordPress websites use malicious plugins’

‘Thousands of WordPress websites use malicious plugins’

Researchers found malicious plugins on nearly 25,000 WordPress websites. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered 47,337 malicious plugins on 24,931 unique WordPress websites. Each website used two or more infected plugins. 94 percent were actively engaged in malicious acti... Read more

date2 years ago
WordPress is working on automatic updates for themes and plugins

WordPress is working on automatic updates for themes and plugins

Vulnerabilities in certain plugins and themes on WordPress were regularly in the news in recent months, as it allowed hackers to access certain sites. In the fight against hackers, WordPress is now working on a feature that can automatically install updates to improve security faster. Where them... Read more

date4 years ago
Hackers are actively using zero-day exploits in WordPress

Hackers are actively using zero-day exploits in WordPress

More than 35 percent of the websites run on WordPress. This huge attack surface is recently being attacked more by hackers, who are trying to exploit certain bugs in plugins. Some of these vulnerabilities are zero-day exploits, weaknesses that are unknown to the creators of the plugins. Accordin... Read more

date4 years ago
Over two thousand WordPress sites hacked through vulnerable plugins

Over two thousand WordPress sites hacked through vulnerable plugins

Vulnerabilities in several WordPress plugins (including Simple Fields) allow hackers to inject JavaScript code, which can be used to make adjustments to WordPress sites. According to Sucuri, more than two thousand domains have been hacked through these vulnerable plugins. Because of the vulnerab... Read more

date4 years ago