Threat actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-5394) in the “Alone β Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme,” which has a CVSS score of 9.8, allowing unauthorized file uploads and potential site takeovers. This flaw was discovered and reported by security researcher ThΓ‘i An, raising significant security concerns for affected WordPress sites.
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India To Penalize Universities With Too Many Retractions
India's national university ranking system will penalize institutions with high retraction rates of published papers, a first for such rankings, in response to rising misconduct-related retractions. With India having the second-highest number of retractions globally, the government aims to address concerns over research integrity, as over 2 papers per 1,000 published are retracted in the country. Want More Context? π
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