\u200bCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new campaign targeting WordPress sites that disguises the malware as a security plugin.
\nThe plugin, which goes by the name “WP-antymalwary-bot.php,” comes with a variety of features to maintain access, hide itself from the admin dashboard, and execute remote code.
\n“Pinging functionality that can report back to a command-and-control (C&C) server\u00a0Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new campaign targeting WordPress sites that disguises the malware as a security plugin.
\nThe plugin, which goes by the name “WP-antymalwary-bot.php,” comes with a variety of features to maintain access, hide itself from the admin dashboard, and execute remote code.
\n“Pinging functionality that can report back to a command-and-control (C&C) server\u00a0\u00a0The Hacker News<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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