30 WordPress Plugins Hacked

About this episode

The episode discusses a security breach involving compromised WordPress plugins and features an expert talk with Rox Codes.

Check Your WordPress Site NOW! A bundle of WordPress tools known as the “Essential Plugin” suite—covering features like countdown timers, popup builders, and testimonial widgets—was sold on the marketplace Flippa to a buyer identified only as “Kris.” He bought the suite, and eight months later he used the backdoors he created to compromise thousands of sites. Full story here. School of Podcasting Expert Talks Our first expert talk is with Rox Codes co-founder of Flightcast (with Steven Bartlett of Diary of a CEO). He will be demoing the first ever video first media host and answering questions. This is open to members of the School of Podcasting (there is a free version). LINKS Try Podpage Managewp Backup Siteground WordPress Hosting School of Podcasting Key Takeaways A total of 31 WordPress plugins were quietly compromised after being sold to a malicious buyer. The injected malware stayed inactive for eight months before spreading across thousands of websites. Well-known podcasting plugins like PowerPress, Yoast SEO, and Seriously Simple Podcasting were not impacted. The affected plugins were mostly general-purpose utility tools. If your site uses anything from the “Essential…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Jackson, Brenden Mulligan

Guest: Rox Codes

Topics covered

• WordPress security
• malware
• podcasting plugins
• website management
• cybersecurity

Keywords

• WordPress
• plugins
• malware
• cybersecurity
• podcasting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: School of Podcasting, Flightcast, Diary of a CEO

Products: PowerPress, Yoast SEO, Seriously Simple Podcasting, Essential Plugin

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