Bills aimed at bolstering statewide cybersecurity have been signed into law by Gov. Larry Hogan amid increasingly prevalent cyberattacks, the Associated Press reports.

Nearly 7,000 WordPress websites have been compromised in a widespread campaign that involved malicious JavaScript code injection that redirects site visitors to malicious websites, reports The Hacker News.

Malicious actors could avail of a malware toolkit with customizable modules through the Eternity Project malware-as-a-service, according to BleepingComputer.

Cybercriminals have been leveraging the simple KurayStealer password-stealing malware builder to launch attacks targeted at Discord users, Threatpost reports.

BleepingComputer reports that systems running on Linux and Solaris have been targeted by the BPFdoor backdoor malware for over five years without being detected.

Managed service providers have been facing the increasing threat of organized cybercrime operations with complex structures and capabilities, reports CRN.

CyberScoop reports that reducing the Defense Department's cyber authorities under the National Security Presidential Memorandum by allowing the State Department to engage in cyber operations decision-making process will slow down the U.S. Cyber Command's response to increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats, according to Cyberspace Solarium Commission Co-Chair Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis.

Portland-based Ruby Receptionists, which offers phone-answering services to over 10,000 small businesses, had its systems affected by a cyberattack against service provider Opus Interactive, The Oregonian reports.