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Hackers Hit WordPress Sites with Malware Redirects

14

Nov

2022

In an effort to increase their Google search rankings and drive more traffic to fake sites, bad actors are employing a black hat SEO trick that is redirecting users via WordPress websites. Visitors to the more than 15,000 websites are being redirected to low-quality bogus Q&A sites thanks to malware infecting the WordPress sites. “The […]

Category Cyber-crime Malware Written by Secureworld 0 Comments

WordPress 6.0.2 Patches Vulnerability That Could Impact Millions of Legacy Sites

31

Aug

2022

Identified in the WordPress Link functionality, previously known as ‘Bookmarks’, the issue only impacts older installations, as the capability is disabled by default on new installations. However, the functionality might still be enabled on millions of legacy WordPress sites even if they are running newer versions of the CMS, the Wordfence team at WordPress security […]

Category Threats & Malware Vulnerabilities Written by Securityweek 0 Comments

Malicious Plugins Found on 25,000 WordPress Websites: Study

29

Aug

2022

An analysis of nightly backups of more than 400,000 unique web servers has revealed the existence of more than 47,000 malicious plugins installed on nearly 25,000 unique WordPress websites. More than 94% of these plugins (over 44,000) continue to be in use today. Over 3,600 of the identified malicious plugins were purchased from legitimate marketplaces […]

Category Threats & Malware Virus & Malware Written by Securityweek 0 Comments

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