WordPress security is serious business – and an essential consideration for anyone using the world’s most popular CMS (Content Management System). While the WordPress team quickly addresses known security issues in WordPress’ core to protect the millions of website owners who rely and depend on the software, the reality is that the same cannot be […]
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Vulnerability & Patch Roundup — June 2022
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 of website compromises. To help educate website owners on emerging threats to their environments, we’ve compiled a list of important security updates and vulnerability patches for the WordPress ecosystem this […]
How to Find & Clean Up the AnonymousFox Hack
The AnonymousFox hack targets insecure websites and actively exploits them to spread phishing, spam, and other malware. A major nuisance for website owners, it also happens to be one of the more prevalent types of malware seen on client sites in the past two years. In this post we’ll describe what AnonymousFox is and how […]
2021 Threat Report Webinar
The threat landscape is constantly shifting. As attackers continue to hone their tools and exploit new vulnerabilities, our team works diligently to identify and analyze threats posed to webmasters. So – what do you need to do to stay one step ahead of attackers? Join Sucuri researcher Ben Martin on July 6th in our latest […]
Tips for WP-Config & How to Avoid Sensitive Data Exposure
The wp-config file is a powerful core WordPress file that is vital for running your website. It contains important configuration settings for WordPress, including details on where to find the database, login credentials, name and host. This config file is also used to define advanced options for database elements, security keys, and developer options. In […]
WooCommerce Credit Card Skimmer Uses Telegram Bot to Exfiltrate Stolen Data
Our story starts like many others told on this blog: A new client came to us with reported cases of credit card theft on their eCommerce website. The website owner had received complaints from several customers who reported bogus transactions on their cards shortly after purchasing from their webstore, so the webmaster suspected that something […]
What is a Scam?
Sure — as a security-minded website owner you’re probably already using a VPN to protect your privacy, managing app permissions to protect your phone, making sure your browser is blocking third party trackers, and enforcing strong passwords for all of your databases and user accounts. But personal security extends well beyond the scope of protecting […]
Smilodon Credit Card Skimming Malware Shifts to WordPress
WordPress’ massive market share has come with an unsurprising side effect: As more and more site admins turn to popular plugins like WooCommerce to turn a profit on their website and set up online stores we’ve seen a significant increase in the number of attacks targeting WordPress eCommerce sites. What’s more, bad actors are repurposing […]
It Takes 2 Seconds of Silence to Skim a Credit Card
E-commerce websites are valuable targets for attackers. Bad actors often leverage creative techniques to conceal their credit card stealers and gather sensitive credit card information from online storefronts. A recent investigation for a compromised Magento website revealed a rather interesting injection. The website owner had found an entirely new section on their checkout page which […]
Analysis of the Massive NDSW/NDSX Malware Campaign
Recently, Avast’s researchers Pavel Novák and Jan Rubín posted a detailed writeup about the “Parrot TDS” campaign involving more than 16,500 infected websites. Such massive infections don’t go unnoticed by Sucuri and we immediately recognized that the infection in their writeup belonged to the campaign we internally refer to as “ndsw/ndsx” malware. We’ve been tracking […]
