60,000 WordPress sites at risk due to plugin security flaw

Hackers can now take over WordPress sites instantly using a simple plugin flaw ...
TechRadar

Watch out — hackers can exploit this plugin to gain full control of your WordPress site

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An older version of LiteSpeed Cache, a popular plugin for the WordPress website builder, is ...
Bleeping Computer

Critical Wordpress plugin bug lets hackers take over hosting account

Hackers can exploit a maximum severity vulnerability in the wpDiscuz plugin installed on over 70,000 WordPress sites to execute code remotely after uploading arbitrary files on servers hosting ...
Ars Technica

Hackers try to exploit WordPress plugin vulnerability that’s as severe as it gets

Hackers are assailing websites using a prominent WordPress plugin with millions of attempts to exploit a high-severity vulnerability that allows complete takeover, researchers said. The vulnerability ...

Popular WordPress redirect plugin hid dormant backdoor for years

The Quick Page/Post Redirect plugin, installed on more than 70,000 WordPress sites, had a backdoor added five years ago that ...
The Verge

WordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine plugin

WordPress.org has taken over a popular WP Engine plugin in order “to remove commercial upsells and fix a security problem,” WordPress cofounder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg announced today. This ...