Backup Bungle: How a WordPress Plugin Left a Backdoor Wide Open

Can you imagine inviting burglars in just by backing up your site? The WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploitation in Backup Migration is the digital equivalent. Despite the patch, thousands of sites remain exposed. It’s like a neighborhood watch forgetting to alert everyone about a crime spree. Stay vigilant, folks!

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Who knew backing up could be so dangerous? If you've been using the Backup Migration plugin for WordPress, you might want to rethink your safety measures. The plugin, designed to help admins backup their sites, has a nasty bug that gives bad actors a free pass to execute code remotely. The plugin's developers have patched up the leak but thousands of websites are still exposed. It's like leaving your backdoor wide open while you're on vacation, and the burglars have already got the address.

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Confessional Booth of Our Digital Sins

Okay, deep breath, let's get this over with. In the grand act of digital self-sabotage, we've littered this site with cookies. Yep, we did that. Why? So your highness can have a 'premium' experience or whatever. These traitorous cookies hide in your browser, eagerly waiting to welcome you back like a guilty dog that's just chewed your favorite shoe. And, if that's not enough, they also tattle on which parts of our sad little corner of the web you obsess over. Feels dirty, doesn't it?