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While open-source ecommerce platforms are the most common targets for web skimmers, hackers also target paid-for software — especially if it’s used on high-profile online stores with large user-bases. This time, our analysts Kara Federow and Keith Petkus...

During a recent plugin audit, we noticed a weird pattern among many plugins responsible for performing a specific task: Duplicating a page or a post. With a bit of research, we came to the following conclusion: Many of these plugins came from the same source —...

A vulnerability in the discontinued WordPress theme OneTone has been added to an ongoing campaign that is targeting vulnerable WordPress websites and causes malicious redirects through domains like ischeck[.]xyz. This specific wave uses the XSS vulnerability to inject...

Our security analyst Moe Obaid recently found yet another variation of a web skimmer script injected into a Magento database. The malicious script loads the credit card stealing code from qr201346[.]pw and sends the stolen details to...

It goes without saying that evasive maneuvering is at the top of a hacker’s priority list. Most often, they try to evade detection by obfuscating their malicious code to make it unreadable to the naked eye. In our recent post we demonstrated how the PHP function...

Online bad actors tend to take advantage of tragedy for their own gain – and the coronavirus is no different. While we would hope that cybercriminals would be sympathetic during a global health crisis, it already appears this may be a pipe dream. As the virus...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there is concern about health systems worldwide. Many people in isolation or self-quarantine are looking for accurate medical information online on a daily basis. As a result, it is crucial that public health and social service websites...

When we investigate compromised websites, it’s not unusual to find malicious files that have been obfuscated through forms of encoding or encryption — however, these are not the only methods that attackers use to obfuscate code. Obfuscation via Predefined...

With the new pandemic hovering over our heads, the main piece of advice from most countries is stay home. Working remotely is a new reality for many people around the world, and Sucuri can help you make this new endeavor easier for you. We have been an entirely remote...

As the online threat landscape continues to evolve, so too does the language we use to describe it. To support a safer internet for everyone, we’ve compiled this glossary. Based on our research, this is today’s most relevant terminology in website...