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‘WP2Shell’ Opens Millions of WordPress Sites to Remote Takeover

If you haven’t patched already, get busy. DarkReading reports: Attackers have begun widely exploiting two critical vulnerabilities in WordPress that, when chained, enable unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) and complete compromise of vulnerable websites. The attacks are being fueled by the ready availability of numerous proof-of-concept exploits for the two bugs, identified as CVE-2026-60137 and CVE-2026-63030. Researchers at Searchlight Cyber discovered the flaws using GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra during vulnerability research and have dubbed the exploit chain “WP2Shell.” The flaws affect tens — and

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Centers Laboratory Data Breach Affects 540,000 Individuals

SecurityWeek reports: Healthcare diagnostics company Centers Laboratory (Centers Lab NJ LLC) has informed the US government that a data breach discovered nearly one year ago affects more than 540,000 individuals. According to a data breach notice posted on its website, the New Jersey-based provider of testing and laboratory services for healthcare organizations discovered an intrusion in its IT environment in August 2025.  An investigation showed that threat actors had gained “limited access” to Centers Laboratory systems between August 9 and August 14,

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Florida man arrested for allegedly stealing over $200,000 in crypto using Steam game malware

The Verge reports: Federal authorities have arrested a Florida man suspected of stealing at least $220,000 in crypto through malware-infected Steam games, as reported earlier by local news outlet Local10. In the complaint, officials accuse 21-year-old Zyaire Wilkins and co-conspirators of launching eight malware-embedded games from around May 2024 to February 2026, allowing them to infect about 8,000 devices and gain access to 80 crypto wallets. Though the complaint doesn’t specifically say the games were uploaded to Steam, it’s likely referring to the

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Patient records stolen in cyber-attack on Australian healthcare provider

The Guardian reports: Thousands of medical records and patient information stored with one of Australia’s biggest healthcare providers have been breached in a cyber-attack. Partnered Health, owned by private equity firm Quadrant, said 21 clinics across several cities including Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra have been affected by the breach which occurred on 23 June. “Our investigations to date have confirmed that personal information (including health information) was taken from some of the clinics in our network,” the healthcare provider said on

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AssuranceAmerica Breach Hits 7 Million: Credit Freeze Alone Won’t Protect You

TechTimes reports: Notification letters from a company called AssuranceAmerica began arriving in mailboxes on July 10 — and if one reached yours, you are among 6,998,886 people whose driver’s license numbers, insurance records, and in many cases Social Security numbers were stolen in a March cyberattack. The breach is the largest known exposure of Americans’ driver’s license data in 2026, as documented in Indiana and Maine AG filings. A credit freeze is your first and most important step — but it

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‘WP2Shell’ Opens Millions of WordPress Sites to Remote Takeover

If you haven’t patched already, get busy. DarkReading reports: Attackers have begun widely exploiting two critical vulnerabilities in WordPress that, when chained, enable unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) and complete compromise of vulnerable websites. The attacks are being fueled by the ready availability of numerous proof-of-concept exploits for the two bugs, identified as CVE-2026-60137 and CVE-2026-63030. Researchers at Searchlight Cyber discovered the flaws using GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra during vulnerability research and have dubbed the exploit chain “WP2Shell.” The flaws affect tens — and

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Centers Laboratory Data Breach Affects 540,000 Individuals

SecurityWeek reports: Healthcare diagnostics company Centers Laboratory (Centers Lab NJ LLC) has informed the US government that a data breach discovered nearly one year ago affects more than 540,000 individuals. According to a data breach notice posted on its website, the New Jersey-based provider of testing and laboratory services for healthcare organizations discovered an intrusion in its IT environment in August 2025.  An investigation showed that threat actors had gained “limited access” to Centers Laboratory systems between August 9 and August 14,

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Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins.
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Florida man arrested for allegedly stealing over $200,000 in crypto using Steam game malware

The Verge reports: Federal authorities have arrested a Florida man suspected of stealing at least $220,000 in crypto through malware-infected Steam games, as reported earlier by local news outlet Local10. In the complaint, officials accuse 21-year-old Zyaire Wilkins and co-conspirators of launching eight malware-embedded games from around May 2024 to February 2026, allowing them to infect about 8,000 devices and gain access to 80 crypto wallets. Though the complaint doesn’t specifically say the games were uploaded to Steam, it’s likely referring to the

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Patient records stolen in cyber-attack on Australian healthcare provider

The Guardian reports: Thousands of medical records and patient information stored with one of Australia’s biggest healthcare providers have been breached in a cyber-attack. Partnered Health, owned by private equity firm Quadrant, said 21 clinics across several cities including Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra have been affected by the breach which occurred on 23 June. “Our investigations to date have confirmed that personal information (including health information) was taken from some of the clinics in our network,” the healthcare provider said on

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