He Found a WordPress Supply Chain Attack by Accident

He Found a WordPress Supply Chain Attack by Accident

June 1, 2026 · 8 min · Episode 271

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Austin Ginder shares how he discovered WordPress plugin supply chain attacks and launched WP Beacon.

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like...nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute Today’s episode features a segment from Eric’s interview with Anchor Hosting’s Austin Ginder. Austin shared the story of how he discovered a series of WordPress plugin supply chain attacks and how it led him to launch WP Beacon, a new security resource to discover and track these incidents. You can catch the entire interview over on our WP Minute+ channel. Visit thewpminute.com for all the details: https://thewpminute.com/inside-the-surge-of-wordpress-supply-chain-attacks/ Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe ★ Support this podcast ★

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