B
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90%
90% -- share of wordpress hacks due to vulnerable plugins for WordPress websites (2026)
90% of website hacks on WordPress are due to vulnerable plugins.
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Value
90%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
alphaomegadigital.com.au
Primary
Tier C
https://alphaomegadigital.com.au/wordpress-support-and-maintenance/ ↗
Source Article
A Guide to WordPress Support and Maintenance for Your eCommerce Store
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alphaomegadigital.com.au
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Cited WordPress security statistics, original study not named
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WordPress websites: 90% share of wordpress hacks due to vulnerable plugins. Source: alphaomegadigital.com.au (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/wordpress-hacks-vulnerable-plugins
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