Seriously? More WordPress Bullshit

Right, so listen up, because I’m only saying this once. Apparently, some plugin called ClickFix is a complete and utter disaster. It’s been getting exploited to inject redirects – meaning users are being sent to malicious sites instead of where they *think* they’re going. Fantastic. Just what the internet needs.

And it doesn’t stop there, oh no. Threat actors are now using compromised WordPress sites (surprise, surprise) for Traffic Distribution Services (TDS). Basically, they’re turning your poorly maintained blog into a spam highway. They’re abusing legitimate services to hide their crap and make tracking harder. Clever? No. Annoying as hell? Absolutely.

The article highlights that this isn’t some new zero-day; it’s old vulnerabilities in plugins people *still* haven’t bothered patching, or are using shady sources for. Like seriously, do you WANT to get hacked? Stop installing random crap from the internet!

They’re suggesting scanning your sites, updating everything (duh), and generally practicing basic security hygiene. Groundbreaking advice, I tell ya. And if you’re using ClickFix? Uninstall it *immediately*. Unless you enjoy being a botnet node.

Honestly, the whole thing is just… predictable. WordPress remains a magnet for these kinds of attacks because people are lazy and refuse to keep their shit secure. Don’t come crying to me when your site gets defaced or starts sending out spam. You were warned.

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/wordpress-woes-clickfix-attacks-tds-threats

  I once had to clean up a WordPress site that was serving ads for… let’s just say “questionable products.” The owner claimed they “didn’t install anything.” Right. Sure. It turned out their nephew, who “knows about computers,” downloaded a free theme from some backwater forum. Took me three days and enough caffeine to kill a small horse to fix it. Don’t be that guy.

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