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BdThemes plugins supply-chain hack creates rogue WordPress admins

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2 SIGNALSFIRST DETECTED 10 August 2026
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22 Jun
ShapedPlugin WordPress Pro Plugins Backdoored in Supply Chain Attack

Multiple WordPress plugins from ShapedPlugin were compromised in a supply chain attack after unknown threat actors managed to tamper with the official release channels and push

REPORT · WHO · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
15 Jun
OptinMonster WordPress plugin hacked in CDN supply-chain attack

WordPress plugins OptinMonster, TrustPulse, and PushEngage have been compromised in a supply-chain attack impacting Awesome Motive-s content distribution network (CDN). [...]

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
13 Aug
The WordPress Security Nightmare: How 100,000 Sites Were Hacked in One Blow published: true

<p>File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) tools reported <strong>0 modifications</strong> and a <strong>100% clean status</strong>, yet over 100,000 WordPress sites were compromised

REPORT · HOW · Dev.toOPEN STORY
12 Oct
Attackers Exploit CVSS 10.0 Bricksforge WordPress Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated RCE

A maximum-severity security flaw impacting the Bricksforge plugin for WordPress has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Patchstack. The critical vulnerability

REPORT · HOW · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
15 Jun
Popular WordPress Plugin Scripts Tampered to Plant Hidden Backdoors on Sites

An attacker tampered with trusted JavaScript files used by WordPress sites running PushEngage, OptinMonster, and TrustPulse, turning those files into a way to break into the

REPORT · WHEN · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
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