Backdoors Discovered in WordPress Plugins Used by Thousands of Websites
Dozens of WordPress plugins were found to contain backdoors that distributed malicious code after a new corporate owner acquired the plugins. The plugins, used by over 20,000 websites, were removed from the WordPress directory, and users are advised to check for and remove any affected plugins. This marks the second such incident in two weeks.
Topics: cyberattack cybersecurity malware software_vulnerability supply_chain_attack