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Ben Martin

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Ben Martin is a security analyst and researcher who joined the company in 2013. Ben's main responsibilities include finding new undetected malware, identifying trends in the website security world, and, of course, cleaning websites. His professional experience covers more than a decade of working with infected websites of every variety with a special focus on eCommerce / credit card theft malware. When Ben isn't slaying malware you might find him producing music, gardening, or skateboarding around Victoria.
Compromised OpenCart Payment Module Steals Credit Card Information
  • Ecommerce Security
  • Website Malware Infections

Compromised OpenCart Payment Module Steals Credit Card Information

  • Ben Martin
  • August 28, 2023
Today’s story starts much the same as many others on this blog: A new client came to us reporting that credit card details were being…
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Critical Security Update for Magento Open Source & Adobe Commerce
  • Ecommerce Security
  • Magento Security
  • Vulnerability Disclosure

Critical Security Update for Magento Open Source & Adobe Commerce

  • Ben Martin
  • August 16, 2023
Last week on August 8th, 2023, Adobe released a critical security patch for Adobe Commerce and the Magento Open Source CMS. The patch provides fixes…
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Abandoned US Congressional Website Used in Asian Gambling Spam Infection
  • Security Education
  • Website Security

Abandoned US Congressional Website Used in Asian Gambling Spam Infection

  • Ben Martin
  • July 26, 2023
Website owners and developers tend to buy a lot of domains. With different projects on the go and working with multiple different clients at any…
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Is WordPress Secure?
  • Security Education
  • Web Pros
  • WordPress Security

How to Harden WordPress: A Basic Overview

  • Ben Martin
  • July 12, 2023
Out-of-the-box security configurations tend to not be very secure. This is usually true for all software and WordPress is no exception. Best practices suggest you…
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VPS Security Guide
  • Security Education
  • Web Pros
  • Website Security
  • WordPress Security

New Guide on Secure VPS Configuration

  • Ben Martin
  • July 4, 2023
One of the most common problems that we observe among many of our clients is the persistent threat of cross contamination – that is, malware…
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Remote Code Execution Backdoor Uses Unicode Obfuscation and Non-Standard File Extensions
  • Website Malware Infections
  • Website Security
  • WordPress Security

Remote Code Execution Backdoor Uses Unicode Obfuscation & Non-Standard File Extensions

  • Ben Martin
  • June 22, 2023
Readers of this blog will know that attackers are constantly finding new ways to hide their malware and avoid detection; after all, that’s what good…
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Vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor Leads to Mass Infection
  • Website Malware Infections
  • Website Security
  • WordPress Security

Vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor Leads to Mass Infection

  • Ben Martin
  • May 18, 2023
On May 11th, 2023, the very popular WordPress plugin Essential Addons for Elementor released a patch for a critical privilege escalation vulnerability, initially discovered by…
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Websites Defaced with Belarusian Bottled Water Company Content
  • Website Malware Infections
  • Website Security

Websites Defaced with Belarusian Bottled Water Company Content

  • Ben Martin
  • May 16, 2023
It’s not often that we get the opportunity to write about website defacements on this blog. Defacements — where a website homepage is replaced with…
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Massive Abuse of EvalPHP WordPress Plugin
  • Website Malware Infections
  • Website Security
  • WordPress Security

Massive Abuse of Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress Plugin

  • Ben Martin
  • April 19, 2023
Attackers are always finding new and creative ways to compromise websites and maintain their foothold in environments. This is frequently done via the use of…
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Vulnerability Details
  • Vulnerability Disclosure
  • Website Security
  • WordPress Security

Limit Login Attempts Vulnerability – Patch Now!

  • Ben Martin
  • April 12, 2023
On April 11th, 2023, a software update was released to patch a severe vulnerability within the Limit Login Attempts WordPress security plugin. With over 600,000…
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Elementor Pro WordPress Plugin Vulnerability
  • Vulnerability Disclosure
  • Website Security
  • WordPress Security

High Severity Vulnerability in WordPress Elementor Pro Patched

  • Ben Martin
  • March 31, 2023
On March 22nd, 2023 a security patch was issued for the popular website builder plugin Elementor Pro. Website administrators using this plugin should immediately patch…
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