News broke today of a large data breach against Yahoo Voices, resulting in more than 400,000 username/password combinations being posted in clear text. The compromise involved a basic SQL-injection attack against an exposed Yahoo server (dbb1.ac.bf1.yahoo.com). Similar to other recent events, the account data was reportedly stored in an unencrypted state. We see this type of attack Read more…
Tags: Database, sql attacks, SQL Injection, Yahoo!
In the first part of this series, we discussed the entry points that an intruder could use to attack our “building,” our metaphor for network security. In the next few posts, we shall focus on the next level: attack vectors. If vulnerabilities are the entry points, then attack vectors are the ways attackers can launch Read more…
Tags: buffer overflow, cross-site scripting, SQL Injection, xss
In early April, I wrote about the famed “LizaMoon” SQL-injection attacks. I said it then, and I’ll say it again now: SQL-injection (SQLi) attacks are a constant. Some of these attacks are more visible than others. Some adversaries find intelligent ways to hide their tracks so as not to splatter evidence of their misdeeds all over various search Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, Data Protection, database security, enterprise, lizamoon, malware, mass sql injection, Network Security, sql attacks, SQL Injection, urchin.js
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