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Month: June 2026

Anatomy of a WordPress.org supply-chain attack: the six ways in

Six ways an attacker turns a trusted WordPress.org plugin into a foothold on your site, each drawn from a real campaign I have traced,…

The hall of shame for WordPress admin notices

I have wanted a public database of WordPress admin notices for years. Every WordPress professional knows the feeling. You log into /wp-admin/ to do…

From a 7 KB file to a 13-year backdoor operation

Most plugin closures are uneventful. A developer stops responding, wp.org pulls the plugin, the listing goes dark, and that is the end of it.…

Gravity SMTP Exploit Campaign

The last few weeks have been whack-a-mole with my Mailgun account. My Mailgun account kept getting locked. I would clear a compliance issue, watch…