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Attackers commonly rely on backdoors to easily gain reentry and maintain control over a website. They also use PHP functions to further deepen the level of their backdoors. A good example of this is the shell_exec function which allows plain shell commands to be run…
We recently noticed an interesting example of network infrastructure resources being used over a period of time by more than one large scale malware campaign (e.g redirected traffic, cryptomining). This…
Read More about Malware Campaigns Sharing Network Resources: r00ts.ninja
We are proud to be releasing our latest Hacked Website Trend Report for 2018. This report is based on data collected and analyzed by the GoDaddy Security / Sucuri team,…
Christmas is a wonderful time to spend with family and friends. A lot of kids look forward to opening their presents under the Christmas tree, but not all of them…
All across the internet, we find guides and tutorials on how to keep your WordPress site secure. Most of them approach the concept of user roles, but not many actually…
Last month, we shared information about yet another series of ongoing massive infections using multiple different vectors to inject malicious scripts into WordPress websites. Shortly after, the campaign changed the…
Read More about Multiple Ways to Inject the Same Tech Support Scam Malware
Finding backdoors is one of the biggest challenges of a website security analyst, as backdoors are designed to be hidden in case the malware is found and removed. Website Backdoors A…
We’re seeing an increase in the number of cases where attackers are disabling WordPress sites by removing or rewriting its wp-config.php file. These cases are all linked to the same vulnerable software:…
This August, we’ve seen a new massive wave of WordPress infections that redirect visitors to unwanted sites. When redirected, users see annoying pages with random utroro[.]com addresses and fake reCAPTCHA…
In a previous post, we have explained what website backdoors are and what they look like. Today, we want to focus on ways that we identify and remove backdoors to…
Read More about Ask Sucuri: How Do You Find Website Backdoors?
When a site gets compromised, the attackers will often leave some piece of malware behind to allow them access back to the site. Hackers want to leave a door open…
