The flaw, found in the Hashthemes Demo Importer plugin, allows any authenticated user to exsanguinate a vulnerable WordPress site, deleting nearly all database content and uploaded media. …read more Source:: Threatpost

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal: Stripe is signing up to pay for carbon-removal technologies that haven’t been invented yet. The payments company has formed a partnership with Deep Science Ventures, a London investment firm that specializes in building technology companies from the ground up. DSV will recruit scientists to…

Most IT and security leaders are confident their cybersecurity strategy is on the right track, but they still believe their organizations are as vulnerable as they were a year ago. …read more Source:: DarkReading

The most anticipated shopping event is starting early this year and we’ve rounded up the very best tech deals available right now. …read more Source:: ZDNet

A recently discovered campaign shows how attackers are constantly developing new techniques to deceive phishing victims. …read more Source:: DarkReading

We’ll get a look at upcoming PS5 and PS4 third-party releases. …read more Source:: CNet

A solution to P vs NP could unlock countless computational problems — or keep them forever out of reach. MIT Technology Review: On Monday, July 19, 2021, in the middle of another strange pandemic summer, a leading computer scientist in the field of complexity theory tweeted out a public service message about an administrative snafu…

Subverted libraries likely intended as a prank but should be taken seriously, say security researchers Yet another NPM library has turned up infected with malware. Security firm Sonatype on Wednesday said it had spotted two related malicious NPM libraries that were named so they might be mistaken for a popular legitimate module that serves as…

An associate degree in computer science prepares graduates for high-paying tech careers. …read more Source:: ZDNet

This luxury SUV is so sleek and uncluttered it looks like a concept car that would never make it into production, yet you’ll be able to order one soon. …read more Source:: CNet