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Popular WordPress Plugin Scripts Tampered to Plant Hidden Backdoors on Sites

Tampered JavaScript in three Awesome Motive plugins exposed WordPress sites to rogue admin accounts and hidden backdoors.
Infosecurity Magazine

Attackers Hijack Popular WordPress Plugins to Deploy Backdoors

Attackers have hijacked the code behind several popular WordPress plugins to plant hidden backdoors and rogue administrator ...
Ars Technica

Backdoor slipped into multiple WordPress plugins in ongoing supply-chain attack

WordPress plugins running on as many as 36,000 websites have been backdoored in a supply-chain attack with unknown origins, security researchers said on Monday. So far, five plugins are known to be ...
The Next Web

A WordPress plugin sold to 15,000 sites has a flaw that lets anyone create an admin account, and attackers are already using it

CVE-2026-8732 in WP Maps Pro lets unauthenticated attackers create admin accounts on 15,000+ WordPress sites. Wordfence blocked 2,858 attacks in 24 hours.
The Tech Edvocate

How to install WordPress plugin

Spread the love“`html When it comes to enhancing the functionality of your WordPress site, knowing how to install a WordPress plugin is essential. Plugins are powerful tools that can help you ...