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10,000+ WordPress websites compromised due to a flaw in WP Mobile Detector plugin

More than 10,000 WordPress installations being exploited in the wild due to a vulnerability in the WP Mobile Detector plugin. Security experts at Sucuri reported that a growing number of WordPress installations have been compromised by hackers exploiting a security flaw in a widely used plugin. The plugin has been removed from the official WordPress plugin directory after the disclosure of the vulnerability. There is no fix available, this means that it is better to uninstall the flawed plugin. Administrators of infected WordPress websites can request support to Sucuri.”]

Source: http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/47982/hacking/wp-mobile-detector-flaw.html

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