Last week we shared our research on how we investigated and restored a Hacked WordPress site running on a Linode VPS. In that article, we showed the steps we took on the compromised server to identify and remediate the issue; from looking at the server activities, to checking the logs and comparing the integrity of WordPress to […]
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Analyzing 17,000 Spam Links on a Hacked WordPress Site
We have been analyzing how bad actors attack WordPress, and what they do after they take control of a website. In our most recent article we watched as they modified a functions file for the active theme and injected it with 17,000 SEO links. This article dives into those 17,000 links to see what they are and […]