US Energy Sector Receives a $45M Investment to Bolster Cybersecurity
As part of the US Biden-Harris administration’s “Investing in America” agenda, the US energy sector received a $45M investment to bolster the sector’s cybersecurity infrastructure.
The announcement strengthens the US government’s initiatives to boost cybersecurity efforts for critical infrastructure, in light of attacks on US critical infrastructure.
The City of Hamilton Disrupted by Cyber Attack
The City of Hamilton, Canada announced that its IT, email, phone, transportation, and library systems were shut down by a cyber attack.
The City of Hamilton is currently in the process of investigating the cyber attack and will inform the public of any further discoveries regarding the attack.
WordPress Plugin Places 5M Sites at Risk
Patchstack researcher, Rafie Muhammad disclosed a critical vulnerability on the ‘LiteSpeed Cache’ WordPress plugin, placing 5M sites at risk of infostealing and privilege escalation.
The payload is said to be triggered by any user who has access to the wp-admin area for WordPress sites that have the plugin installed.
