Title: Scam Warning: Vulnerability found
Last modified: February 4, 2024

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# Scam Warning: Vulnerability found

 *  Resolved [mrsdj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrsdj/)
 * (@mrsdj)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/important-vulnerability-found/)
 * is this a genuine email?
 * It’s come from – [help@mailbox-wordpress.org](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/important-vulnerability-found/help@mailbox-wordpress.org?output_format=md)
 * and has a download plugin button to download and install the plugin to apply 
   the patch.
 * i have no idea if this is real or not? Can anyone confirm please?
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/i.postimg.cc/43CD3wV9/E437-E5-CF-FB88-4815-8295-E36235-
   D6-B9-EF.jpg?ssl=1)
    -  This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by [mrsdj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrsdj/).
    -  This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/important-vulnerability-found/#post-17397505)
 * It’s not from us, it’s related to:
 * > [Alert: WordPress Security Team Impersonation Scams](https://wordpress.org/news/2023/12/alert-wordpress-security-team-impersonation-scams/)
 * **The WordPress Security Team will never email you requesting that you install
   a plugin or theme on your site, and will never ask for an administrator username
   and password.**
 *  Thread Starter [mrsdj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrsdj/)
 * (@mrsdj)
 * [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/important-vulnerability-found/#post-17397511)
 * thank you!
 * had me worried for a min

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 * In: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [mrsdj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrsdj/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/important-vulnerability-found/#post-17397511)
 * Status: resolved

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