Free trojanized WordPress themes lead to widespread compromise of web servers

Over 20,000 web servers (and who knows how many websites) have been compromised via trojanized WordPress themes to deliver malware through malicious ads, Prevailion researchers have discovered. The compromised servers are located across the globe and more than a fifth of all compromised entities are small to medium sized businesses. “This is most likely due to the fact that many lack the necessary funding or human capital to build a completely custom website, unlike larger, … More

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