There was an improvement that would spoil the taste of those who prepared the website through Wordpress. According to a research, hackers, using a vulnerability found in WordPress sites "illegal admin accounts" created and managed to seize these sites.
The latest report by Wordfrence revealed that Wordpress websites have significant security vulnerabilities, contrary to popular belief . The research reveals once again that vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins pose a major threat. Placing malicious JavaScript on victim sites allows visitors to be redirected to potentially malicious, malware-loading or fraudulent sites.
The majority of attacks come from an IP address, while a Rackspace server with 104.130.139.134 is currently hosting a number of compromised websites. The company tried to reach Rackspace to inform themselves about this activity but has not yet received a response.
Wordfence says WordPress site owners can have a strong first line of defense against such attacks by updating plugins and themes on their sites. They also remember that frequent updates should be checked.
In this context, if you are the owner of WordPress-based web platform had better pay attention to the following additions:
- Components For WP Bakery Page Builder
- Donations
- Travel Management
- Booking
- Learning Courses
- Simple 301 Redirects
- Addon
- Bulk Uploader
said a period of plug-ins needs to be avoided. WordPress officials are expected to update these 6 systems.