Website Security News
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 investigation revealed was that attackers were leveraging PIX, a new payment method created by the…
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…
A client recently reported their customers were receiving antivirus warnings when trying to access and purchase products from a Magento ecommerce website. This is almost always a telltale sign that…
Read More about Bogus CSS Injection Leads to Stolen Credit Card Details
It’s not unusual to see website owners running things on a budget. Choosing a safe and reliable hosting company, buying a nice domain name, boosting posts on social media, and…
It’s not very often that we see abandoned components being used on a website — but when we do, it’s most often because the website was exhibiting malware-like behavior and…
Read More about The Dangers of Using Abandoned Plugins & Themes
In an effort to maintain unauthorized access or profit off a website’s environment long after an initial compromise, attackers commonly leverage a variety of different techniques and tactics. These techniques…
Since April, our team has been tracking the spread of a PHP malware dropper. It’s impacting unsuspecting victims who thought they were downloading a mapping software to monitor the spread…
Read More about Malware Dropper Takes Advantage of COVID-19 Pandemic
A few weeks ago, I was manually inspecting some files on a compromised website. While checking on a specific WooCommerce file, I noticed something interesting. Among 246 other lines, this…
Read More about Fake WordPress Functions Conceal assert() Backdoor
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
