ZDNet

Over 10,000 WordPress sites vulnerable to exploit

Security researchers have warned that over 10,000 websites powered by the WordPress content management system (CMS) are at risk of exploit due to a plugin containing a zero-day flaw. The WP Mobile ...
Threat Post

Exploits for Social Warfare WordPress Plugin Reach Critical Mass

More and more attacks taking advantage of a XSS and RCE bug in the popular plugin have cropped up in the wild. Active exploits for a recently disclosed bug in a popular WordPress plugin, Social ...
Threat Post

WordPress Compromises Behind Spike in Neutrino EK Traffic

A rash of compromised WordPress websites is behind this week’s surge in Neutrino Exploit Kit traffic Unsurprisingly, a rash of compromised WordPress websites is behind this week’s surge in Neutrino ...
Bleeping Computer

Zerodium triples WordPress remote code execution exploit payout

Zerodium has announced today an increased interest in exploits for the WordPress content management system that achieve remote code execution. The exploit acquisition platform is now enticing exploit ...
The Next Web

Researchers warn of bulk WordPress and Joomla exploit tool serving fake antivirus malware to users

WordPress and Joomla exploits have existed for years, and cybercriminals have thus been exploiting them for a long time. Yet the situation may have gotten slightly more serious as of late, as there ...
Computerworld

A new WordPress plug-in exploit endangers thousands of websites

Over the past few days, attackers have been exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in WP Mobile Detector, a WordPress plug-in installed on over 10,000 websites. The plug-in’s developer fixed the flaw ...