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SoakSoak Malware Attacks WordPress Sites

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Sean Michael Kerner
Dec 16, 2014

The popular open-source WordPress blogging and content management system (CMS) is at risk from a vulnerable third-party plug-in that many users may not even realize they are running. According to security firm Sucuri, the vulnerability may have already exposed more than 100,000 WordPress Websites to exploitation via malware known as SoakSoak.
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