The Security Risks of Using Nulled WordPress Plugins
Sucuri Every year, thousands of WordPress sites get compromised, and a surprising number of those infections trace back to a single decision: installing a nulled plugin.…
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Web Shells: Types, Mitigation & Removal
Cesar Anjos Web shells are malicious scripts that give attackers persistent access to compromised web servers, enabling them to execute commands and control the server remotely. These…
Malware Intercepts Googlebot via IP-Verified Conditional Logic
Puja Srivastava Some attackers are increasingly moving away from simple redirects in favor of more “selective” methods of payload delivery. This approach filters out regular human visitors,…
Google Sees Spam, You See Your Site: A Cloaked SEO Spam Attack
We recently handled a case where a customer reported strange SEO behavior on their website. Regular visitors saw a normal site. No popups. No redirects.…
Fake Browser Updates Targeting WordPress Administrators via Malicious Plugin
We recently investigated a case involving a WordPress website where a customer reported persistent fake pop-up notifications appearing on their site. The warnings were urging…
Slot Gacor: The Rise of Online Casino Spam
Ben Martin Online casino spam has been without a doubt one of the most prevalent types of spam content that we’ve seen on infected websites in recent…
Malvertising Campaign Hides in Plain Sight on WordPress Websites
Recently, one of our customers noticed suspicious JavaScript loading across their WordPress website. Visitors were being served third-party scripts that the site owner never installed.…
Hidden WordPress Backdoors Creating Admin Accounts
During a recent cleanup of a compromised WordPress website, we discovered two different malicious files designed to silently manipulate administrator accounts. Attackers often inject such…
Malicious JavaScript Injects Fullscreen Iframe On a WordPress Website
Last month, we came across an ongoing JavaScript-based malware campaign affecting compromised websites. The malware injects a fullscreen iframe that silently loads content from a…
Unauthorized Admin User Created via Disguised WordPress Plugin
Recently at Sucuri, we investigated a malware case reported by one of our clients. Their WordPress site was compromised, and the attacker had installed a…
Uncovering a Stealthy WordPress Backdoor in mu-plugins
Recently, our team uncovered a particularly sneaky piece of malware tucked away in a place many WordPress users don’t even know exists: the mu-plugins folder.…