WordPress is the most widely used content management system worldwide, which makes it very juicy for cybercriminals. A recent campaign has affected more than 17.000 Websites, using vulnerabilities in various paid plug-ins.

Cybercriminals managed to compromise websites by injecting a backdoor. This backdoor redirected website visitors to fake support pages, Fraudulent lottery prizes and push notification scams.

So far, there have been 6 waves of this type of attack. Researchers of these vulnerabilities warn that this malware usually affects websites that use older versions of plug-ins.

Fountain: Digital Shield


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