Gootloader malware resurfaced in late October 2025 after a nine-month hiatus, used to stage ransomware attacks Delivered via malicious JavaScript hidden in custom web fonts, enabling stealthy remote ...

A new threat actor is targeting flawed WordPress sites using a new malware spreading technique. Credit: Filip Radwanski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images WordPress is one of the most popular ...

WordPress sites have long been frequent targets for cybercriminals, and recent campaigns show the wave of threats has yet to ebb. In recent weeks, different organizations have flagged malicious ...

# Create a POT file for the WordPress plugin/theme in the current directory $ wp i18n make-pot . languages/my-plugin.pot Scans PHP, Blade-PHP and JavaScript files for translatable strings, as well as ...

The humble robots.txt file often sits quietly in the background of a WordPress site, but the default is somewhat basic out of the box and, of course, doesn’t contribute towards any customized ...

A dangerous malware variant disguised as a legitimate WordPress plugin has been uncovered by security researchers. The malware, named “WP-antymalwary-bot.php,” gives attackers persistent access to ...

Over 1,000 websites powered by WordPress have been infected with a third-party JavaScript code that injects four separate backdoors. "Creating four backdoors facilitates the attackers having multiple ...

Ten thousand WordPress websites were being used to deliver infostealing malware to victims running both Windows and macOS devices, experts have warned. A report from cybersecurity researchers at ...

The idea of open-source software seems kind of nuts. Millions (billions?) of lines of code doing all kinds of amazing things and available for free? That sounds too good to be true. But it is true.

Threat actors have taken a campaign that uses fake browser updates to spread malware to a new level, weaponizing scores of WordPress plug-ins to deliver malicious infostealing payloads, after using ...

WordPress sites are being hacked to install malicious plugins that display fake software updates and errors to push information-stealing malware. Over the past couple of years, information-stealing ...