Hacked WordPress sites use visitors' browsers to hack other sites

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Hacked WordPress sites use visitors' browsers to hack other sites

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacked-wordpress-sites-use-visitors-browsers-to-hack-other-sites/

Hackers are conducting widescale attacks on WordPress sites to inject scripts that force visitors' browsers to bruteforce passwords for other sites.

Hacked WordPress sites use visitors' browsers to hack other sites

Summary

Hackers are compromising WordPress sites to inject malicious scripts. These scripts can either steal cryptocurrency from visitors' wallets or hijack their browsers to launch brute-force attacks against other websites. The hackers are likely building a larger pool of compromised sites to launch more extensive attacks in the future.