<![CDATA[74% of hacked WordPress sites were running outdated plugins at the time of breach.]]>74% of hacked WordPress sites were running outdated plugins at the time of breach. In my experience, most WordPress compromises are not clever attacks — they are automated scanners finding the weakest door. I have written up the five most common entry points I see in 2025 and what to do before the scanner finds you.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wpguyuk/statuses/116630858723808985https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wpguyuk/statuses/116630858723808985Sun, 24 May 2026 18:01:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 74% of hacked WordPress sites were running outdated plugins at the time of breach. on Sun, 24 May 2026 17:58:15 GMT]]>@wpguyuk no need to be sorry, I've done similar myself (more than once)! Just being helpful, hopefully in a sort of fedi way..

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/cryptomoose/statuses/116630847177606427https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/cryptomoose/statuses/116630847177606427Sun, 24 May 2026 17:58:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 74% of hacked WordPress sites were running outdated plugins at the time of breach. on Sun, 24 May 2026 17:43:36 GMT]]>@cryptomoose Sorry. First post on the new website and having a prerendering issue. On it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wpguyuk/statuses/116630789597654920https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wpguyuk/statuses/116630789597654920Sun, 24 May 2026 17:43:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 74% of hacked WordPress sites were running outdated plugins at the time of breach. on Sun, 24 May 2026 17:26:05 GMT]]>@wpguyuk I get a 404 on that link?

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