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48DOOM SCORE
WordPress Forminator vulnerability affects more than 600,000 sites
New Zealand
First seen: Aug 19, 2026, 1:16 AM UTCUpdated: Aug 19, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC
WHAT HAPPENED
A vulnerability in the WordPress Forminator plugin reportedly affects more than 600,000 sites. Other headlines describe Microsoft and 2degrees deploying measures to detect or block malicious websites.
SO WHAT?
The scale of the WordPress vulnerability creates a potentially significant exposure for websites using the affected plugin, while network-level blocking may reduce access to malware sites.
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COVERAGE
Reports behind this event
techradar.comen
Microsoft smothers malware by tracking behavior instead of blocking domains
Aug 19, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC
africabusiness.comen
WordPress Forminator Vulnerability Affects 600,000+ Sites
Aug 19, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC
geekzone.co.nzen
2degrees implements new network-level protection against malware sites
Aug 19, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC
channellife.co.nzen
2degrees turns on default blocks for malicious sites
Aug 19, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC
itbrief.co.nzen
2degrees turns on default blocks for malicious sites
Aug 19, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC