When users set up a brand new WordPress-powered website, they have long been greeted by a default, introductory post simply titled "Hello world!" But, now it's time for WordPress to say a farewell.

Oliver Sild, founder of Patchstack WordPress security company, shared concerns about the security of AI API keys in WordPress 7.0, sharing that there “will be an absolute rush by hackers to steal API ...

Wordfence blocked 17M+ attempts to exploit a Gravity SMTP bug that leaks API keys and system data from WordPress sites without authentication. Attackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability in the ...

Attackers have found a way to escalate the benign WordPress REST API flaw and use it to gain full access to a victim's server by installing a hidden backdoor. On January 26, the WordPress team ...

A security flaw in the Gravity SMTP WordPress plugin has drawn more than 17 million automated exploit attempts since early May 2026 — and every site that ran an unpatched version while those attacks ...