{"id":939,"date":"2016-02-02T12:04:01","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T18:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=939"},"modified":"2016-02-02T12:04:01","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T18:04:01","slug":"an-attack-platform-infecting-wordpress-sites-wordfence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=939","title":{"rendered":"An Attack Platform Infecting WordPress Sites &#8211; Wordfence"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordfence.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/wordpress-security-attack-platform\/?utm_source=list&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=platf1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/promo-logo.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAt Wordfence we\u00a0frequently investigate hacked customer websites as part of an ongoing R&amp;D effort to improve our core scanning engine. Examining hacked sites gives us data on how the attackers gained entry and provides us with visibility on the latest attack tools. It also provides us with signatures we can add to our core scanning [\u2026]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordfence.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/wordpress-security-attack-platform\/\">An Attack Platform Infecting WordPress Sites &#8211; Wordfence<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_939\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"939\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Wordfence we\u00a0frequently investigate hacked customer websites as part of an ongoing R&amp;D effort to improve our core scanning engine. Examining hacked sites gives us data on how the attackers gained entry and provides us with visibility on the latest attack tools. 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