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Sead Fadilpašić

Top WordPress plugin accused of adding backdoor that could unpublish all your posts

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In an attempt to protect its intellectual property from piracy, a WordPress plugin developer implemented a rather controversial solution to one of its products. 

As a result, the community is up in arms, some people are calling the solution malware, and others are warning of potential legal fines, or even jail time, for the developer.

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