Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-01-19 00:00:00
Affected organization: WordPress Multilingual Plugin (WPML) users
Affected country: China
Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Message Manipulation
Motive: Personal Attack
Actor: Former WPML Employee
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: China
Description: The web site for the WordPress Multilingual Plugin (WPML) WordPress plugin is hacked and users of the plugin start receiving  emails stating that the plugin is filled with vulnerabilities.