Website Security News
When it comes to an organization’s security, business email compromise (BEC) attacks are a big problem. One primary reason impacts are so significant is that attacks often use a human victim to authorize a fraudulent transaction to bypass existing security controls that would normally be…
Over the past year, there’s been an increasing trend of WordPress malware using SQL triggers to hide malicious SQL queries within compromised databases. These queries inject an admin level user…
It’s common knowledge that attackers often use email as a delivery mechanism for their malicious activity — which can range from enticing victims to click a phishing URL or download…
A Magento website owner was concerned about malware and reached out to our team for assistance. Upon investigation, we found the website contained a PHP injection in one of the…
Read More about Magento PHP Injection Loads JavaScript Skimmer
We recently found an interesting phishing kit on a compromised website that has QR code capabilities, along with the ability to control the phishing page in real time. What our…
Read More about Real-Time Phishing Kit Targets Brazilian Central Bank
As vital assets for many business operations, websites and their hosting servers are often the target of ransomware attacks — and if they get taken offline, this can cause major…
Read More about Obfuscation Techniques in Ransomweb “Ransomware”
Identifying website backdoors is not always an easy task. Since a backdoors primary function is to conceal itself while providing unauthorized access, they are often developed using a variety of…
Attackers are always trying to come up with new ways to evade detection from the wide range of security controls available for web applications. This also extends to malware like…
Read More about Obfuscation Techniques in MARIJUANA Shell “Bypass”
In a previous post, I discussed how attackers can trick website owners into installing malware onto a website — granting the attacker the same unauthorized access as if they had…
Read More about “Free” Symchanger Malware Tricks Users Into Installing Backdoor
Sometimes, website owners no longer want to own a domain name and they allow it to expire without attempting to renew it. This happens all the time and is totally…
Often when a website is injected with SEO spam, the owner is completely unaware of the issue until they begin to receive warnings from search engines or blacklists. This is…
Read More about Hidden SEO Spam Link Injections on WordPress Sites
