Millions of WordPress sites just got hacked... again
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Apr 16, 2026 15:29
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Someone spent $100k buying a massive collection of WordPress plugins and planted a backdoor in all of them. Naturally, CloudFlare stepped in with EmDash: a slop-forked WP alternative that promises to fix plugin security for good.
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🔖 Topics Covered
- Wordpress plugin hack
- EmDash
📚 Resources
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/accordion-and-accordion-slider/accordion-and-accordion-slider-146-injected-backdoor
- https://anchor.host/someone-bought-30-wordpress-plugins-and-planted-a-backdoor-in-all-of-them/
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