How WordPress Sites Get Hacked: 5 Common Vulnerabilities & How to Prevent Them

Written by jtruong | Published 2021/07/03
Tech Story Tags: wordpress-security | web-vulnerabilities | blogging-fellowship | wordpress-security-plugin | cyber-security-awareness | cybersecurity | wordpress-plugin | hackernoon-top-story

TLDR WordPress is a free and open source content platform where users can choose different themes based on the user’s preference. A popular platform means that there is a higher chance of attackers hacking these WordPress sites. To help you understand where the weak spots are, here are the five common WordPress hacks and vulnerabilities that could put a WordPress site in jeopardy. Common Wordpress Hacks: Brute Force Attacks, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Malicious Code, SQL Injection DDoS Attack and Sucuri Security plugin.via the TL;DR App
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