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Black Hat Tactics

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SiteCheck Mid-Year
2024 Report
  • Ecommerce Security
  • Security Education
  • Sucuri Labs
  • Website Malware Infections
  • Website Security

SiteCheck Remote Website Scanner — Mid-Year 2024 Report

  • Kyle Knight
  • September 11, 2024
Conducting an external website scan for indicators of compromise is one of the easiest ways to  identify security issues. While remote website scanners may not…
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Attackers abuse swap file to steal credit cards
  • Ecommerce Security
  • Website Malware Infections

Attackers Abuse Swap File to Steal Credit Cards

  • Matt Morrow
  • July 19, 2024
When it comes to website security, sometimes the most innocuous features can become powerful tools in the hands of attackers. Such was the case in…
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Wordfence Evasion Malware Conceals Backdoors
  • Website Malware Infections
  • WordPress Security

New Variation of WordFence Evasion Malware

  • Ben Martin
  • July 5, 2024
We recently came across an infected WordPress environment which contained a new variation of WordFence evasion malware using some sneaky tactics to conceal itself from…
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Caesar Cipher Credit Card Skimmer
  • Ecommerce Security
  • Website Malware Infections

Decoding the Caesar Cipher Skimmer

  • Ben Martin
  • June 20, 2024
Over the last several weeks we’ve observed an interesting new variation of “gtag” credit card skimming attack with a surprisingly high number of detections so…
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From Privacy to Exfiltration: Telegram's Role in Website Malware
  • Website Malware Infections
  • Website Security

From Privacy to Exfiltration: Telegram’s Role in Website Malware

  • Krasimir Konov
  • May 30, 2024
Telegram, a name synonymous with secure messaging, has paradoxically become a tool for cybercriminals who abuse the strengths of the platform to target unsuspecting websites.…
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  • Website Malware Infections
  • WordPress Security

Mal.Metrica Redirects Users to Scam Sites

  • Ben Martin
  • May 2, 2024
One of our analysts recently identified a new Mal.Metrica redirect scam on compromised websites, but one that requires a little bit of effort on the…
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JavaScript Malware Switches to Server-Side Redirects & Uses DNS TXT Records as TDS
  • Website Malware Infections
  • Website Security

JavaScript Malware Switches to Server-Side Redirects & DNS TXT Records as TDS

  • Denis Sinegubko
  • April 18, 2024
Last August we documented a malware campaign that was injecting malicious JavaScript code into compromised WordPress sites to redirect site visitors to VexTrio domains. The…
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Magento Shoplift: Ecommerce Malware Targets Both WordPress & Magento CMS
  • Ecommerce Security
  • WordPress Security

Magento Shoplift: Ecommerce Malware Targets Both WordPress & Magento CMS

  • Puja Srivastava
  • April 2, 2024
We often write about malware that steals payment information from sites built with Magento and other types of e-commerce CMS. However, WordPress has become a…
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  • Website Malware Infections
  • WordPress Security

Sign1 Malware: Analysis, Campaign History & Indicators of Compromise

  • Ben Martin
  • March 20, 2024
A new client recently came to us reporting seemingly random pop ups occurring on their website. While it was clear that there was something amiss…
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What is htaccess malware
  • Security Education
  • Website Malware Infections
  • Website Security

What is .htaccess Malware? (Detection, Symptoms & Prevention)

  • Ben Martin
  • March 15, 2024
The .htaccess file is notorious for being targeted by attackers. Whether it’s using the file to hide malware, redirect search engines to other sites with…
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Is WordPress Secure?
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New Malware Campaign Found Exploiting Stored XSS in Popup Builder < 4.2.3

  • Puja Srivastava
  • March 7, 2024
In January, my colleague reported about a new Balada Injector campaign found exploiting a recent vulnerability in the widely-used Popup Builder WordPress plugin which was…
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