Millions of WordPress sites just got hacked... again @Fireship
Millions of WordPress sites just got hacked... again  @Fireship
Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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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.

#coding #programming #wordpress

🔖 Topics Covered
- Wordpress plugin hack
- EmDash

📚 Resources
- 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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