Scans for Wordfence Protected Websites, (Tue, Sep 29th)

Threat actors are lightly scanning for Wordfence’s WAF file as a way to identify WordPress sites using that protection and potentially find paths to bypass it by hitting sites directly via IP address. For CIOs and technology leaders, this is a reminder that web application firewalls and virtual patching reduce risk but do not replace rapid patching, secure configuration, and continuous verification that externally reachable endpoints cannot evade controls.