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Bogus URL Shorteners Go Mobile-Only in AdSense Fraud Campaign
Since September 2022, our team has been tracking a bogus URL shortener redirect campaign that started with just a single domain: ois[.]is. By the beginning…
How to Quickly Find & Fix Mixed Content Issues (SSL/HTTPS)
With the web’s increased emphasis on security, all sites should operate on HTTPS. Installing an SSL certificate allows you to make that transition with your…
Why WordPress Gets Hacked
A question we frequently get from new users as they’re onboarding is: why does WordPress get hacked? Of course, this question makes sense in this…
From Google DNS to Tech Support Scam Sites: Unmasking the Malware Trail
A vast majority of website malware employ the ever-familiar HTTP/HTTPS protocols for its malicious activities. But, we also periodically confront more interesting hybrid malware leveraging…
SiteCheck Remote Website Scanner — Mid-Year 2023 Report
Conducting an external website scan for indicators of compromise is one of the easiest ways to identify security issues. While remote scanners may not provide…
What is Error 404? How to Fix & Troubleshoot 404’s On Your Site
The notorious Error 404 Not Found stands firmly at the top of the list of most common website issues. Encountering this HTTP status code indicates…
Abandoned US Congressional Website Used in Asian Gambling Spam Infection
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…
How to Scan a Website for Vulnerabilities
Even the most diligent site owners should consider when they had their last website security check. As our own research indicates, infections resulting from known…
How to Recognize & Avoid Phishing Emails: A Cautionary Tale
We’ve all received spam and phishing emails — our inboxes are often full of them. They let us know that our package is being delivered…
Massive Google Colaboratory Abuse: Gambling and Subscription Scam
This investigation started with a small and quite simple piece of PHP malware found on a hacked website. We located the following PHP code, responsible…
Malicious Injection Redirects Traffic via Parked Domain
During a recent investigation, our malware remediation team encountered a variant of a common malware injection that has been active since at least 2017. The…