Beware the Trojan Plugin: Cyber Pranksters Trick WordPress Admins with Fake Security Advisories

In a plot twist worthy of the Joker himself, crafty cyber con artists are emailing fake WordPress security advisories to unsuspecting admins. These digital desperados have fabricated a mythical vulnerability, CVE-2023-45124, and a malicious plugin disguised as a security patch. This tale of digital deceit reminds us that in cyber security, it’s always Halloween.

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Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we practice to deceive! In a diabolical plot straight out of a digital horror story, crafty cyber con artists have been emailing fake WordPress security advisories to unsuspecting admins. Armed with a mythical vulnerability, CVE-2023-45124 (which is about as real as the Easter Bunny), they're infecting websites with a malicious plugin disguised as a knight in digital armor. It's a tale of deceit, cunning, and digital tomfoolery that would make even the Joker proud.

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