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The most interesting security related news from the week of February 13 to 19.

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MalwareBytes Security

February 16, 2023 admin

WordPress sites backdoored with ad fraud plugin

Categories: Threat Intelligence

Tags: ad fraud

Tags: popunder

Tags: ads

Tags: fraud

Tags: wordpress

Tags: plugins

Popunders are the ideal vehicle to serve ad fraud. In this case, we investigate a scheme where a webpage you can’t see is loading a bunch of ads while code mimics user activity by scrolling and visiting links.

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MalwareBytes Security

January 30, 2023 admin

Update your LearnPress plugins now!

Categories: News

Tags: wordpress

Tags: learnpress

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: SQL

Tags: injection

Tags: update

Tags: fix

Tags: plugin

Tags: patch

We take a look at reports of a WordPress plugin issue. It’s been fixed, but you may need to update!

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MalwareBytes Security

January 6, 2023 admin

Malware targets 30 unpatched WordPress plugins

Categories: News

Tags: WordPress

Tags: exploit

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: plugin

Tags: theme

Tags: update

Tags: linux malware

Tags: backdoor

It’s time to check your website is up to date.

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MalwareBytes Security

September 14, 2022 admin

WPGateway WordPress plugin vulnerability could allow full site takeover

Categories: News

Tags: WPGateway

Tags: WordPress

Tags: plugin

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: CVE

We take a look at a vulnerability being exploited in the wild related to the WPGateway WordPress plugin.

MalwareBytes Security

September 13, 2022 admin

BackupBuddy WordPress plugin vulnerable to exploitation, update now!

Categories: News

Tags: BackupBuddy

Tags: WordPress

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: exploit

Tags: hack

Tags: compromise

Tags: update

We take a look at a vulnerability in popular WordPress plugin BackupBuddy, and the steps you need to take to fix it.

MalwareBytes Security

July 25, 2022 admin

A week in security (July 18 – July 24)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:44:00 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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MalwareBytes Security

July 19, 2022 admin

Warning for WordPress admins: uninstall the Modern WPBakery plugin immediately!

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:07:10 +0000

We take a look at a WordPress plugin, abandoned and open to JavaScript related exploitation. Uninstall it now!

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