Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

There’s been a few WordPress plugin vulnerabilities in the wild recently, and today we have another one to add to the list. Sometimes when word breaks of a WordPress plugin issue, a fix is already available and all you have to do is perform an update. WPGateway allows WordPress users to run WordPress sites from one dashboard.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the popular WordPress plugin WP Fastest Cache during an internal audit by the Jetpack Scan team. WP Fastest cache is a plugin that is most useful for WordPress-based sites that attract a lot of visitors. WP Fastest Cache. Authenticated SQL Injection vulnerability.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Most modern browsers support a variety of HTTP security headers to improve the security of your WordPress website, better protect your visitors from classes of browser attacks such as clickjacking, cross-site scripting, and other common attacks, and even improve your site’s visitors’ privacy online.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2023

A deadly cyber campaign has been working silently to undermine website security by exploiting popular WordPress plugins — infiltrating over a million websites and leaving administrators scrambling for solutions. CVSS score (High), giving WordPress administrators and cybersecurity teams much to fret over. What is Balada?

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Skimmers and other threat actors are backdooring websites, and WordPress instances in particular, according to a recently released report. Researchers at Sucuri say attackers have developed methods to make sure that their grip on the infected site is not easily removed by applying the next update. WordPress as a target.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Professional penetration testers , or pen testers, are akin to “white hat” or ethical hackers, adversaries with an explicit authorization to attack a network. Also see our guides to: Breach and attack simulation tools. Pretty straightforward and covers most common needs. Vulnerability scanning tools.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2023

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-28121, in the WooCommerce Payments WordPress plugin. Threat actors are actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-28121 (CVSS score: 9.8), in the WooCommerce Payments WordPress plugin. through 5.6.1

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2022

Researchers uncovered a massive hacking campaign that compromised thousands of WordPress websites to redirect visitors to scam sites. Cybersecurity researchers from Sucuri uncovered a massive campaign that compromised thousands of WordPress websites by injecting malicious JavaScript code that redirects visitors to scam content.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2020

Crooks behind the WordPress WP-VCD malware are distributing pirated versions of the Coronavirus plugins that inject a backdoor into websites. behind the WordPress WP-VCD malware are distributing pirated versions of the Coronavirus plugins that inject a backdoor into websites. plugin-modules. plugin-modules. plugin-modules.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2022

Researchers at Sucuri investigated a number of WordPress websites complaining about unwanted redirects and found websites that use fake CAPTCHA forms to get the visitor to accept web push notifications. These websites are a new wave of a campaign that leverages many compromised WordPress sites. The fake CAPTCHA. Stay safe, everyone!

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Experts warn of a malicious SEO campaign that has compromised over 15,000 WordPress websites to redirect visitors to fake Q&A portals. Since September 2022, researchers from security firm Sucuri have tracked a surge in WordPress malware redirecting website visitors to fake Q&A sites via ois[.]is. wp-signup.php./wp-cron.php./wp-links-opml.php./wp-settings.php./wp-comments-post.php.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In one corner of the ring stands your WordPress website, flexing 15 plugins, a custom theme, and a brand-new layout designed to attract more visitors. In today’s threat landscape, cybercriminals are increasingly attacking WordPress websites. Common WordPress attack methods. Ding ding ding!

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SecureWorld News

MAY 14, 2023

WordPress is the undisputed champion in the area of content management systems (CMS), and for good reason. It makes WordPress (WP) the most heavily attacked platform of its kind. The silver lining is that the pillar of this CMS, known as WordPress Core, is well secured against exploitation.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Other data uncovered that, surprisingly, website owners are unintentionally increasing their own risk of attack. The features they add to their websites, such as plugins or linked social media accounts, can increase their site’s likelihood of compromise, or “attack surface.” of infections. of infections.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The report delivers exclusive insight into the most common threats website owners faced in Q2 2017, including: Malware Trends – Spam accounted for over 62% of total malware files on hacked websites in Q2 2017. Plugin Risks – We found that WordPress websites with 20+ plugins are 3.6

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Experts from security firm Wordfence discovered a Botnet of 20,000 WordPress Sites Infecting other WordPress installs. Experts from security firm Wordfence uncovered a botnet composed of over 20,000 WordPress sites that is being used to compromise other websites running on the popular CMS and recruit them. .

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 14, 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.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

SiteLock Research has identified a trend of defacements impacting thousands of WordPress websites. This trend of defacements appears to be exploiting a vulnerability in the WordPress REST API present in versions 4.7 Trend characteristics: This attack vector impacts WordPress sites running versions 4.7

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

According to the plugin’s entry on WordPress.org , “ The Duplicator plugin gives WordPress Administrators and Developers the ability to migrate/clone a site from one location to another location. ” For an attacker, this kind of information is significant. The file can then be downloaded and used anywhere to install the backup.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

SiteLock research and remediation teams have become aware of several WordPress plugin vulnerabilities that are affecting our customers. The symptoms most commonly associated with these WordPress plugin vulnerabilities are malicious redirects. Automatic vulnerability scanners and bots used by attackers can lead to compromises.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

What types of malware are most commonly found in WordPress websites, and how do they get there? SQL injection, JavaScript insertion and.htaccess hacks are all common ways to alter the content of your WordPress website. Common Types Of WordPress Hacks.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2022

However, what’s notable about this campaign is that all the phishing pages are hosted on legitimate WordPress sites. Hundreds—if not thousands—of WordPress sites remain vulnerable and easily exploited by scammers because of their poor security and the use of weak passwords. Source: Akamai).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Security experts are warning of a new wave of attacks targeting a zero-day vulnerability in the popular Duplicator WordPress Plugin. Last week the development team behind the popular Duplicator WordPress plugin, the Snap Creek, addressed a zero-day vulnerability that affected at least 1 million websites. as soon as possible.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2021

Taiwan-based vendor Synology has warned customers that the StealthWorker botnet is conducting brute-force attacks in an attempt to implant ransomware. Once compromised the device, threat actors employed it in a botnet used in attacks aimed at Linux systems, including Synology NAS. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2019

Attackers Store Malware in Hidden Directories of Compromised HTTPS Sites. Crooks are utilizing hidden “well-known” directories of HTTPS sites running WordPress and Joomla websites to store and serve malicious payloads. WordPress sites compromised by hackers were running versions 4.8.9 ” reads the analysis from Zscaler.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Websites experience 22 attacks per day on average— that’s over 8,000 attacks per year, according to SiteLock data. A website vulnerability is a weakness or misconfiguration in a website or web application code that allows an attacker to gain some level of control of the site, and possibly the hosting server.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Big or small, the average site is attacked 50 times per day , and improper security measures can increase your risk. You can start by learning about the three common cybersecurity threats that all small business owners should be prepared for: malware, vulnerabilities, and DDoS attacks. Common types of malware.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Using a WordPress flaw (File-Manager plugin–CVE-2020-25213) to leverage Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472) and attack companies’ Domain Controllers. According to WordFence , on September 4th, 2020, were recorded attacks on over 1.7 Hello @WordPress @ExploitDB @offsectraining. Please help me, people are stealing my work.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Below is an example we have seen take shape and evolve over the past few weeks that should give readers an example of how these changes occur and what is going on behind the scenes of a large-scale malware attack campaign. The Neutrino Malware Campaign. We recently watched the rise of Neutrino campaign payloads here at SiteLock.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This month we’ve seen WordPress websites bombarded with defacements and remote code execution attempts by abusing a vulnerability in the WordPress REST API. Trend characteristics: This attack vector impacts WordPress sites running versions 4.7 Update WordPress to the latest version, currently version 4.7.2.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The website was a local car club running on the WordPress platform. Why WordPress? Regardless of whether your website is a personal blog, a small eCommerce site, or a corporate business, you are at risk of a cyber attack. WordPress remains the largest CMS and holds a large market share of the internet. Why My Website?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

A critical security vulnerability affects a GDPR compliance plugin for WordPress has been already exploited in the wild to take control of vulnerable websites. Users warn of cyber attacks exploiting a critical security vulnerability in the WordPress GDPR Compliance plugin for WordPress to take over of websites using it.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

For most people the year is still just getting started, but for some website owners the year has already packed quite a punch in the form of website attacks. The attacks injected content that overwrote existing posts on WordPress websites running versions 4.7 The Basic Anatomy of a WordPress Website.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you’re using WordPress to host your website or your blog, I hope you’re aware of the growing security risks and what you need to do to avoid them. Not only is WordPress one of the most popular website platforms for businesses, it’s also one of the most popular amongst hackers. So why target WordPress?

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Malwarebytes

JULY 18, 2023

The new campaign, which we call FakeSG, also relies on hacked WordPress websites to display a custom landing page mimicking the victim's browser. Website injections Compromised websites (WordPress appears to be the top target) are injected with a code snippet that replaces the current webpage with the aforementioned fake updates templates.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2019

Thousands of WordPress sites using the Yellow Pencil Plugin were exposed to hacking due to a privilege escalation vulnerability in the plugin. A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Yellow Pencil Visual Theme Customizer plugin exposes WordPress websites to hack. That IP address was used in the other attacks mentioned.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Western Digital SanDisk SecureAccess flaws allow brute force and dictionary attacks New ‘Karakurt’ cybercrime gang focuses on data theft and extortion Cybereason released Logout4Shell, a vaccine for Log4Shell Apache Log4j RCE Volvo Cars suffers a data breach. Is it a ransomware attack?

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