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Why Would Someone Hack My Website?

SiteLock

An SSL can secure credit card transactions, usernames and passwords from being stolen by hackers. Julia’s eCommerce Site Goes Down In Style. Her customers can create and log in to their accounts using unique usernames and passwords. Another way Abby can prevent a website attack is through the use of an SSL Certificate.

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What is a Website Vulnerability and How Can it be Exploited?

SiteLock

Transfer funds from one account to another. Change user passwords to hijack accounts. These types of attacks are particularly vexing for ecommerce and banking sites where attackers can gain access to sensitive financial information. Mitigating and Preventing Vulnerabilities.

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The Hacker Mind: Shellshock

ForAllSecure

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys. This was a software flaw.

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The Hacker Mind: Shellshock

ForAllSecure

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys. This was a software flaw.

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NullMixer: oodles of Trojans in a single dropper

SecureList

The infection vector of NullMixer is based on a ‘User Execution’ (MITRE Technique: T1204) malicious link that requires the end user to click on and download a password-protected ZIP/RAR archive with a malicious file that is extracted and executed manually. The user extracts the archived file with the password.

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