Popular WordPress SEO Plugin Rank Math PRO Hijacked to Deliver Self-Restoring Backdoor

Cybersecurity · October 20, 2026

Cybersecurity·thehackernews.com

Rank Math has confirmed that its premium Rank Math PRO plugin for WordPress was tampered with and distributed carrying a hidden backdoor for roughly eleven hours between October 15 and 16. The vendor warns the implant can reinstall itself even after cleanup, so any site that downloaded or auto-updated during that window should be treated as compromised and rebuilt rather than merely patched.

// source: thehackernews.com ↗

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