WordPress Comment Activates Backdoor Via SQL Trigger

Attackers are using SQL triggers as a backdoor to create a malicious admin user whenever a special comment is submitted to an infected WordPress website.
ALFA TEaM v4.1 Web Shell New Features

A new PHP web shell by ALFA TEaM that has some interesting new features like the ability to create a cPanel phishing page that blocks the victim from a part of their website until they interact with the phishing page.
SCP-173 PHP Malware + WordPress

An interesting code comment, scp-173, with meme origins has been found in various PHP malware targeting WordPress websites throughout 2020.
Plugin Killer: WordPress Malware Disables Security Plugins

A malicious PHP file that was disabling common WordPress security plugins before injecting SEO spam onto the infected website.