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AccessPress hack underlines the importance of core file monitoring

AccessPress hack underlines the importance of core file monitoring Core file integrity monitoring is when a tool is in place that ensures WordPress application files are changed only during an actual WordPress upgrade. Plugins, themes or other 3rd party code should never alter core files. The Jetpack security team discovered that 93 AccessPress WordPress add-ons …

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Finding PHP and WordPress Backdoors using antivirus and Indicator of Compromise

From time to time we do forensic investigations of WordPress breakins. When we do the investigation there is often one or more backdoors placed in the filesystem or modified legit WordPress-related files in wp-includes, themes or plugins. This is not only related to WordPress but all sites running PHP such as Drupal, Magento etc. Finding …

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