Product Update: Sucuri Firewall in Sophia

Sucuri provides security for websites with the protection of our Web Application Firewall (WAF). We also have our proprietary Anycast content delivery network (CDN) that adds the performance benefits of a CDN to all our WAF users.
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W97M/Downloader Malware Dropper Served from Compromised Websites

W97M/Downloader is part of a large banking malware operation that peaked in March 2016. Bad actors have been distributing this campaign for well over a year, which serves as a doorway to Vawtrak and Dridex banking trojans. This malware campaign target… Continue reading W97M/Downloader Malware Dropper Served from Compromised Websites

Backdoor Uses Paste Site to Host Payload

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
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SF9 Realex Magento Module Targeted by Credit Card Scrapers

SF9 Realex Magento Module Targeted by Credit Card Scrapers

Attackers are constantly developing new techniques to compromise ecommerce websites and steal sensitive data. Over the last several weeks, we tracked massive attacks against Magento sites where attackers are injecting malicious scripts that create functions designed to steal credit card information.

This technique is not restricted to Magento core files. These days, attackers are trying different methods to get access to the payment card data. For that reason, I’d like to describe some interesting credit card scrapers for Magento that are on the rise.

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Joomla Security – Pornography Spam Campaign in the Wild

Joomla Security – Pornography Spam Campaign in the Wild

One of the worst experiences for a website owner is finding out that the search results for your site have turned into a pharmacy, a fashion outlet, or even a porn dump.

Those unwanted keywords are a result of Search Engine Poisoning (SEP) attacks. This blackhat SEO technique is used by attackers to take advantage of your rankings on Search Engine Result Pages (SERPs).

One of the ways that hackers avoid being noticed is to hide the spam content from normal visitors.

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