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Malicious WordPress Plugin Assists in Phishing Attacks

ID: 66b5d972-e848-5a1b-867a-e5af867deee1

STIX ID: report--66b5d972-e848-5a1b-867a-e5af867deee1

Feed Name: KnowBe4 Blog

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-01-09

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

Author: Stu Sjouwerman

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Researchers warn that attackers are leveraging a WordPress plugin called PhishWP to set up or compromise sites that mimic legitimate payment processors, capturing credit card numbers, CVVs, billing addresses and 3D Secure OTPs and sending the harvested data to attackers (commonly via Telegram) in real time; victims receive fake confirmation messages while fraud is perpetrated.

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