In this post, we look at how to use WPScan. The tool provides you a better understanding of your WordPress website and its vulnerabilities. Be sure to check out our post on installing WPScan to get started with the software. Big Threats Come from Unexpected Places Imagine for a second that you’re a survivor in […]
Tag Archives: Website Security
How to Find & Fix Mixed Content Issues with SSL / HTTPS
Note: We’ve updated this post to reflect the evolving security standards around mixed content, SSLs, and server access as a whole. With the web’s increased emphasis on security, all sites should operate on HTTPS. Installing an SSL allows you to make that transition with your website. But it can also have an unintended consequence for […]
WordPress Continues to Fall Victim to Carding Attacks
Unsurprisingly, as WordPress continues to increase in popularity as an e-commerce platform, attackers continue to attempt to steal credit card information from unsuspecting clients. Currently, the WordPress plugin WooCommerce accounts for roughly a quarter of all online stores. Over recent years, attackers whose goal it is to fradulently obtain credit card information have mostly focused on e-commerce specific platforms such as Magento, PrestaShop and OpenCart (knowing […]
How to Know If You Are Under DDoS Attack
Nowadays, the term DDoS probably raises the heart rate of most webmasters. Though many don’t know exactly what a DDoS attack is, they do know the effect: an extremely sluggish or shut-down website. In this article, we’ll focus on how to know if your website is under attack and how to protect it. Hopefully, we […]
The Importance of Website Backups
Today is World Backup Day. This date was created to remind people of the importance of having backups set up for everything that matters. I am pretty sure your website falls into the category of precious digital assets. Why are website backups important? Imagine waking up in the morning to see that a couple of calls were missed and your email is […]
How Do Websites Get Hacked?
As much as the web has grown, surprisingly not a lot has changed in how websites get hacked. The most important thing you can do in keeping the web – and your own sites and visitors – safe is to understand these unchanging truths and hold them close to heart. Consider the Scale of Hacked […]
Server Side Data Exfiltration via Telegram API
One of the themes commonly highlighted on this blog includes the many creative methods and techniques attackers employ to steal data from compromised websites. Credit card skimmers, credential and password hijackers, SQL injections, and even malware on the server level can be used for data exfiltration. What’s more, attackers may be able to accomplish this […]
Magento 2 PHP Credit Card Skimmer Saves to JPG
Bad actors often leverage creative techniques to conceal malicious behaviour and harvest sensitive information from ecommerce websites. A recent investigation for a compromised Magento 2 website revealed a malicious injection that was capturing POST request data from site visitors. Located on the checkout page, it was found to encode captured data before saving it to […]
Trojan Spyware and BEC Attacks
When it comes to an organization’s security, business email compromise (BEC) attacks are a big problem. One primary reason impacts are so significant is that attacks often use a human victim to authorize a fraudulent transaction to bypass existing security controls that would normally be used to prevent fraud. Another reason is that social engineering […]
SQL Triggers in Website Backdoors
Over the past year, there’s been an increasing trend of WordPress malware using SQL triggers to hide malicious SQL queries within compromised databases. These queries inject an admin level user into the infected database whenever the trigger condition is met. What makes this especially problematic for website owners is that most malware cleanup guides focus […]
