Tag: hacking

Hackers are actively exploiting a bug in cPanel, used by millions of websites

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Security researchers are sounding the alarm on a newly discovered vulnerability in the widely used web server management software cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM). The bug allows hackers to hijack and take full control of the servers running the affected software, which is thought to be used by tens of millions of website owners around the world.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/hackers-are-actively-exploiting-a-bug-in-cpanel-used-by-millions-of-websites/

U.S. pursues a unique solution to fight hackers. It revolves around esports.

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Asked about the possibility of teaching skills to people who could use it for ill, he compared himself to a chemistry teacher. “I teach them how to put elements together. That knowledge could be misused, but we assess character,” O’Connor said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/10/15/cybersecurity-hacks-esports/