Wordfence is a popular WordPress security plugin. Among the features are scanner that monitors for hacked files and a firewall with regularly updated rules that proactively blocks malicious bots.

WordPress once touted as a blogging tool, is now used for all kinds of websites. From big brand names like CNN and Huffington Post, to photographers, people that need an e-store, and more. In fact, ...

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A new WordPress cyberattack campaign puts 1.6 million websites at risk. This was confirmed by the company's security department, Wordfence. LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 4: People in the audience are ...

A new malware campaign targeting WordPress sites employs a malicious plugin disguised as a security tool to trick users into installing and trusting it. According to Wordfence researchers, the malware ...

The popularity of WordPress has made it a prime target for site attacks. The more people using the same platform of any type, the more success hackers will have exploiting a larger number of users.

Pirated (aka nulled) themes and plugins were the most common source of malware infections on WordPress sites in 2020, according to Wordfence, a provider of website application firewall (WAF) solutions ...

WordPress users warned as millions of attacks reported. Updated October 29 with a correction to the WordPress attack statistics: the correct number is 1.6 million attacks in 48 hours. WordPress ...