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Cambridge Networks hacked by Shak [PCA] Hacked Site : https://cambridge-networks.co.uk/ Mirror : https://zone-h.org/mirror/id/13556467 Hacked Site : https://cambridgewebworks.com/ Mirror : https://zone-h.org/mirror/id/1355

WordPress 3.1.2 released – Security fixes ! The WordPress team just released a new version of WordPress (3.1.2) to fix a security issue where contributor-level users were allowed to publish posts. It is a small release, and everyone using WordPress should upgrade to it! From the WordPress site: WordPress 3.1.2 is now available and is a security release for all previous WordPress versions. This release addresses a vulnerability that allowed Contributor-level users to improperly publish posts. The issue was discovered by a member of our security team, WordPress developer Andrew Nacin, with Benjamin Balter. We suggest you update to 3.1.2 promptly, especially if you allow users to register as contributors or if you have untrusted users. This release also fixes a few bugs that missed the boat for version 3.1.1. Download 3.1.2 or update automatically from the Dashboard → Updates menu in your site's admin area. So do what they say and upgrade it asap! Download link: https://...

Mageia 1 Beta 2 released [ Testing Edition ] Three weeks after the first beta arrived, the Mageia development team has announced the release of the second beta for version 1.0 of its Mandriva Linux fork. According to the project roadmap, Mageia 1 Beta 2 will be followed by a release candidate on 17 May – the first stable release is expected to arrive on 1 June. Based on the 2.6.38.4 Linux kernel, Mageia 1 Beta 2 features the latest KDE 4.6.2 desktop environment. Other changes over the previous beta include a variety of package updates, including version 12.0.742.0 of the Chromium web browser, Firefox 4.0 and LibreOffice 3.3.2. The developers also note that they froze the software package versions last week, meaning that "no new, big, upstream code changes will be accepted in Mageia until our final release in June". Moving forward, the developers will focus on fixing bugs and "refining and polishing the user experience". As with all development releases, use in...

253 website defaced by imm0rt4l ( Indian hacking crew ) Imm0rt4l5 defaced 253 site , they are Indian hacking crew , with member names : Cybers4mur41 , C0br4 , T41p4n , rur0u1_bl4d3 The main defaces are :  https://www.pakistanrealestate.net/index.php and  edp.com.pk/update.php Message By them " We are warning to team ZHC not to deface Indian site , or else next defacement will be only off porkis !!!! " List of other websites are :  https://pastebin.com/r57UmqZ0

100's Beijing Government networks are vulnerable to Cyber-attack ! China is known as an aggressor in cyberspace, but hundreds of Beijing's own government networks are vulnerable to cyber-attack, says one security expert whose hobby is finding back doors into Chinese computer systems. Among the systems that hackers have penetrated is a database containing personal details - including email addresses, cellphone and passport numbers, and even psychological test results - of 11,000 people, including thousands of Americans. The database, maintained by the state agency that recruits foreign specialists to work in China, was breached by hackers last year, according to U.S. security researcher Dillon Beresford. But many of the Americans in the database did not know their details were there and had been accessed by hackers. Source