19 Apr, 2026

Smart Slider updates hijacked to push malicious WordPress, Joomla versions

Hackers hijacked the update system for the Smart Slider 3 Pro plugin for WordPress and Joomla, and pushed a malicious version with multiple backdoors. The developer says that only the Pro version 3.5.1.35 of the plugin is affected and recommends switching immediately to the latest version, currently 3.5.1.36, or 3.5.1.34 and earlier. Apart from installing backdoors in […]

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