Accessing the WordPress admin panel, also called the dashboard, requires typing the site's login URL into your browser bar and signing in. Getting admin access to ...

A hacker group is exploiting vulnerabilities in more than ten WordPress plugins to create rogue admin accounts on WordPress sites across the internet. The attacks are an escalation part of a hacking ...

A poorly configured file opens users up to site takeover. Easy WP SMTP, a WordPress plugin for email management that has more than 500,000 installations, has a vulnerability that could open the site ...

Thousands of WordPress sites could be at risk as a vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin gets exploited, but a quick fix will stop your site from being taken over. The plugin, which has amassed ...

WordPress site owners should be on the lookout for a malware strain tracked as wp-vcd that hides in legitimate WordPress files and that is used to add a secret admin user and grant attackers control ...

A new Go-based botnet malware named 'GoTrim' is scanning the web for self-hosted WordPress websites and attempting to brute force the administrator's password and take control of the site. This ...

WordPress is the most popular blogging and CMS platform in the world. Everyone who wants to have control over their website without spending a lot of money on maintenance should look to WordPress.

A vulnerability in WordPress 2.8.3 which allows anyone to lock an admin out of his or her account by resetting the password has been reported. “The bug … is trivial to exploit remotely using nothing ...

The WordPress developer team is working on adding an auto-update mechanism to themes and plugins, a common source of website hacks, primarily because site owners usually install themes and plugins, ...