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Got WordPress? PHP C99 Webshell Attacks Increasing

15

Apr

2016

IBM Security is always looking for high-volume anomalies that might signify a new attack trend. One example is webshells, which are scripts (such as PHP, ASPX, etc.) that perform as a control panel graphical user interface (GUI). An attacker could utilize a webshell to gain system-level access to a vulnerable server. Over the past two […]

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WordPress Compromise Campaign: From Nuclear EK To Angler EK

18

Feb

2016

A couple of weeks ago we blogged about an attack against WordPress sites initially discovered by Denis Sinegubko over at Sucuri. The campaign is still going on but quickly evolved, as reported by DeepEnd Research, with a change in its URL pattern from “/admedia/” to “/megaadvertize/”. According to our honeypot data, this change happened around Feb. 4th and […]

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Nuclear EK Leveraged In Large WordPress Compromise Campaign

04

Feb

2016

Security company Sucuri recently noted a spike in WordPress infections, with a large number of sites getting injected with the same malicious scripts. Hacked websites are often used to host spam or perform malicious redirections to exploit kits and this case is no different. What makes it interesting is the volume and singularities that tie it to […]

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