— This post is part of a series of blog posts about all kinds of Security topics for Developers —

Imagine the following: You set up your blog a while ago. Everything is running smoothly. You add a few plugins here and there to make managing it easier, and you are using a custom theme so it looks enticing to new visitors.

One day, on a routine check of the comments you received, you decide to investigate one comment a bit more closely since it contains a link. You don’t want to end up supporting spam messages, so you decide to click the link and see what it’s all about.
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