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WordPress Security

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Read articles related to WordPress security, including the latest WordPress vulnerabilities disclosured in popular plugins and themes. Learn about emerging website malware infections that could impact WordPress, industry reports, and best practices to secure your WordPress websites. If your website has been hacked, check out our guide to clean hacked WordPress sites.

Konami Code Backdoor Concealed in front.jpeg Image

February 2, 2023Ben Martin

Konami Code Backdoor Concealed in Image

Attackers are always looking for new ways to conceal their malware and evade detection, whether it’s through new forms of obfuscation, concatenation, or — in this case — unorthodox use of image file extensions. One of the most common backdoors that we have observed over…

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December 2023 Vulnerability Patch Roundup

January 30, 2023Cesar Anjos

WordPress Vulnerability & Patch Roundup January 2023

Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are one of the leading causes of website compromises. To help…

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How to Fix the “Deceptive Site Ahead” Warning

January 26, 2023Rianna MacLeod

How to Fix the “Deceptive Site Ahead” Warning

Did you just try to access your site and encounter a Deceptive Site Ahead warning? This error message occurs when the browser believes your website is unsafe and experiencing security…

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Massive Campaign Uses Hacked WordPress Sites as Platform for Black Hat Ad Network

January 24, 2023Denis Sinegubko

Massive Campaign Uses Hacked WordPress Sites as Platform for Black Hat Ad Network

Every so often attackers register a new domain to host their malware. In many cases, these new domains are associated with specific malware campaigns, often related to redirecting legitimate website…

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Vulnerable WordPress Sites Compromised Database Injections

January 19, 2023Kayleigh Martin

Vulnerable WordPress Sites Compromised with Different Database Infections

Vulnerabilities within WordPress can lead to compromise, and oftentimes known vulnerabilities are utilized to infect WordPress sites with more than one infection. It is common for out of date websites…

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Is WordPress Secure?

January 17, 2023Justin Daniel

Is WordPress Secure?

According to W3Techs, 43.2% of all websites on the internet use WordPress. And of all websites that use a CMS (Content Management System) more than half (64%) leverage WordPress to…

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How to Fix “There Has Been a Critical Error on Your Website” in WordPress (8 Steps)

January 12, 2023Nathan Chaddock

How to Fix “There Has Been a Critical Error on This Website” in WordPress

Critical errors on any system can be extremely frustrating. But if you’ve recently encountered the “There has been a critical error on this website” message on your WordPress site, don’t…

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WordPress Vulnerability & Patch Roundup — December 2022

December 28, 2022Rodrigo Escobar

WordPress Vulnerability & Patch Roundup December 2022

Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are one of the leading causes of website compromises. To help…

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How to Backup WordPress for free with WP-CLI and SSH

December 22, 2022Rianna MacLeod

WP-CLI: How to Backup WordPress

Regular website backups are the foundation of a solid website security plan. In the event of data loss or malware infection, restoring a WordPress backup helps you quickly and easily…

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Fake jQuery Domain Redirects Site Visitors to Scam Pages

December 20, 2022Kayleigh Martin

Fake jQuery Domain Redirects Site Visitors to Scam Pages

A recent infection has been making its rounds across vulnerable WordPress sites, detected on over 160 websites so far at the time of writing. The infection is injected at the…

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Infected Plugins Redirect to Push Notification Scam

December 6, 2022Eli Trevino

How to Fix & Remove the “Click Allow If You Are Not a Robot” Redirect

Attackers are always finding unique ways to avoid detection. Our teams regularly find malware on compromised websites which have been obfuscated to make it more difficult for webmasters to detect…

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