Funnel Builder WordPress plugin bug exploited to steal credit cards

A critical vulnerability in the Funnel Builder plugin for WordPress is being actively exploited to inject malicious JavaScript snippets into WooCommerce checkout pages.

Over a million WordPress sites hit in plugin flaw — here's what we know

A popular WordPress plugin was found carrying two flaws that can cause data leaks.

New WordPress Plugin: MUTE Spam Blocker Brings Zero-Code Contact Form Protection to Millions of WordPress Sites

The free plugin is now available on the WordPress Plugin Directory, compatible with Contact Form 7, WPForms, Ninja ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Why WordPress 5.5 is Breaking Sites

WP 5.5 deprecated support for jQuery Migrate may have caused at least 50,000 broken sites. An issue with how themes handle pagination is causing other sites to break after updating to 5.5. That’s a ...
TechRepublic

Malicious WordPress Plugins with Backdoors Compromise Thousands of Websites

More than 30 WordPress plugins were shut down after a supply-chain backdoor compromised thousands of sites through the Essential Plugin portfolio. A web developer discovered dozens of malicious ...
The Verge

WordPress.org’s latest move involves taking control of a WP Engine plugin

WordPress.org has taken over a popular WP Engine plugin in order “to remove commercial upsells and fix a security problem,” WordPress cofounder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg announced today. This ...