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Researchers have discovered a group of attackers who have published a variety of compromised WordPress themes and plug-ins on legitimate-looking sites, tricking developers into downloading and installing them on their own sites. The components then give the attackers remote control of the compromised sites and researchers say the attack may have been ongoing since September 2013.. The incident came to light through an investigation by researchers at Fox-IT in the Netherlands, who discovered it after noticing a compromised Joomla plug-in on a customer The link for this article located at ThreatPost is no longer available. . The incident came to light through an investigation by researchers at Fox-IT in the Netherlands, who. researchers, group, attackers, published, variety, compromised, wordpre. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
For the past few weeks The Tech Herald has been tracking an interesting BlackHat SEO campaign. It targeted trending keywords and topics related to the midterm elections, Halloween, Veterans Day and more, snaring an untold number of victims in the process. So what are these attacks? How do they work? What can you do as a webmaster to avoid them or avoid falling victim to them?. The BlackHat SEO (BHSEO) attacks we The link for this article located at The Tech Herald is no longer available. . The BlackHat SEO (BHSEO) attacks weThe link for this article located at The Tech Herald is no longer. weeks, herald, tracking, interesting, blackhat, campaign. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
The techniques used by unloveable rogues who automate search engine manipulation attacks themed around breaking news to sling scareware have been unpicked by new research from Sophos.. A research paper published on Wednesday by Sophos researchers Fraser Howard and Onur Komili lifts the lid on the search engine optimisation techniques used by hackers to hook surfers into their scams. Attackers use automated kits to apply blackhat SEO methods The link for this article located at The Register UK is no longer available. . Explore the techniques used in search engine manipulation tactics revealed in new research by Sophos on hackers' methods.. Search Engine Manipulation,Cybersecurity Tactics,Blackhat SEO,Hackers' Methods. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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