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WordPress
A huge online fraud operation is hijacking WordPress sites to send out 1.4 billion ad requests per day
Researchers found a huge ad fraud scheme called Scallyway The scheme monetizes pirated sites through a series of redirects At its peak, there...
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WordPress plugin auth bypass exploited almost immediately after disclosure
A bug in OttoKit allows threat actors to create new admin accounts The bug can lead to full website takeover More than 100,000...
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WordPress owner Automattic announces major layoffs
WordPress.com, Tumblr and WooCommerce owner Automattic is laying off 16% Automattic wants to become more agile and responsive Long-term financial viability and profitability...
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A key WordPress feature has been hijacked to show malicious code, spam images
Researchers from Sucuri found malicious code hiding in the mu-plugins directory The malware redirected visitors, served spam, and could even drop malware The...
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Web hosting vs WordPress hosting: What’s the difference?
There is no difference between web hosting and WordPress hosting. This is like asking transport vs cars what’s the difference? Transport is a...
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This top WordPress plugin could be hiding a worrying security flaw, so be on your guard
WP Ghost, a popular security plugin, carried a 9.6-severity flaw It allows threat actors to execute malicious code, remotely The developers released a...
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Over 20,000 WordPress sites hit by damaging malware campaign
GoDaddy found a malicious campaign infecting 20,000 WordPress sites It is called DollyWay, and it is super persistent DollyWay redirects visitors to fake...
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Thousands of WordPress sites targeted with malicious plugin backdoor attacks
Security researchers found JavaScript code installing four backdoors to WP-powered sites They also found a vulnerable plugin enabling full website takeover There are...
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Another serious WordPress plugin vulnerability could put 40,000 sites at risk of attack
Security researchers find high-severity flaw in popular WordPress plugin It allowed threat actors to run malicious code remotely A patch was released in...
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