Ben Martin
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Fake Cloudflare Verification Results in LummaStealer Trojan Infections
Today’s blog post will be a follow up to a previous article we posted a few weeks ago: We continue to see new variants of…
Credit Card Skimmer and Backdoor on WordPress E-commerce Site
Puja Srivastava The battle against e-commerce malware continues to intensify, with attackers deploying increasingly sophisticated tactics. In a recent case at Sucuri, a customer reported suspicious files…
Cascading Redirects: Unmasking a Multi-Site JavaScript Malware Campaign
During a recent website security investigation, we uncovered a malicious JavaScript injection affecting a WordPress website. The infection was responsible for redirecting visitors to unwanted…
Vulnerability & Patch Roundup — February 2025
Sucuri Malware Research Team Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are one of the leading causes…
Fake WordPress Plugin Impacts SEO by Injecting Casino Spam
Kayleigh Martin Injecting malware via a fake WordPress plugin has been a common tactic of attackers for some time. This clever method is often used to bypass…
WordPress ClickFix Malware Causes Google Warnings and Infected Computers
Since December of last year there has been a new fake Google reCAPTCHA campaign making its way through the WordPress world. Very similar to malware…
When Spam Hides In Plain Sight
Matt Morrow We recently worked on an interesting case where Casino spam was visible in the page source, but couldn’t be located in any of the usual…
Hidden Backdoors Uncovered in WordPress Malware Investigation
At Sucuri, we often encounter cases where malware is deeply embedded in websites, hidden in files and scripts that can easily escape detection. In this…
Vulnerability & Patch Roundup — January 2025
Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are one of the leading causes…
Malware Redirects WordPress Traffic to Harmful Sites
Recently, a customer approached us after noticing their website was redirecting visitors to a suspicious URL. They suspected their site had been compromised and sought…
Japanese Spam on a Cleaned WordPress Site: The Hidden Sitemap Problem
While investigating a compromised WordPress site, we discovered a malware infection causing Japanese spam links to appear in Google search results. Although the site had…