A new privilege escalation flaw has been discovered in the Snap Package Manager for Linux systems. The vulnerability allows attackers to gain root access on affected systems, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data theft, or further compromise of the system.
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Critical Flaw Uncovered in WordPress Backup Plugin Used by Over 3 Million Sites
Patches have been issued to contain a “severe” security vulnerability in UpdraftPlus, a WordPress plugin with over three million installations, that can be weaponized to download the site’s private data using an account on the vulnerable sites. “All versions of
Master Key for Hive Ransomware Retrieved Using a Flaw in its Encryption Algorithm
Researchers have detailed what they call the “first successful attempt” at decrypting data infected with Hive ransomware without relying on the private key used to lock access to the content. “We were able to recover the master key for generating
1 fatal flaw Packers need to fix before playoffs
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) The Whiteboard: Steph Curry will break Ray Allen’s record, but he won’t be alone by Ian Levy Here’s one way the Steelers can still make the AFC playoffs by Aryanna
Bills biggest flaw costly against Patriots, could be the same in playoffs
The Buffalo Bills should be concerned about the state of their rushing attack after a miserably windy game against the Patriots exposed their biggest flaws. On Monday Night Football, the big difference between the Bills and the Patriots came down
Travis CI flaw exposed secrets of thousands of open source projects
Getty Images A security flaw in Travis CI potentially exposed the secrets of thousands of open source projects that rely on the hosted continuous integration service. Travis CI is a software-testing solution used by over 900,000 open source projects and