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The Claude AI logo is displayed on the screen of a smartphone placed on a reflective surface onto which lines of computer code are projected. Following the release of Claude Opus 4.6 on February 5, Anthropic continues to challenge its main competitors in the generative AI market in Creteil, France, on February 6, 2026. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Flaw in Claude’s Chrome extension allowed ‘any’ other plugin to hijack victims’ AI

Agentic AI is more popular than ever, but researchers keep finding trivial ways to hijack LLMs for nefarious purposes.

2 hours ago By Derek B. Johnson

WordPress plugins vulnerabilities — (Pixabay)

WordPress plugin patches flaw that gave hackers potential access to 40,000 websites

The plugin Simple Social Buttons allows Wordpress users to distribute content on social media platforms. The flaw was discovered by a security developer at WebARX.

Feb 12, 2019 By Jeff Stone

Former WPML employee hacks plugin website to spam customers

The makers of the WPML plugin said they're taking legal action against the attacker.

Jan 21, 2019 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Flaw in WordPress plugin allowed unauthorized admin access, backdoors

The flaw has been patched in the privacy-focused plugin WP GDPR Compliance, which has more than 100,000 downloads.

Nov 12, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Government websites, including uscourts.gov, pulled into cryptomining scheme

A third-party plugin co-opted sites, including ones belonging to the U.S. federal courts and D.C.'s public transit system, to mine Monero.

Feb 12, 2018 By Greg Otto