Tag: account takeover
Webinject attacks modify webpages to allow fraudsters to collect credentials, or act more directly against user accounts. The newsidron.com script injection serves as a good example of how these attacks are conducted, detected, and ultimately stopped. A Trojan is a piece of malware that appears to the user to perform a desirable function, but…
Read MoreCredential Stuffing Causes Outages It’s not hard for attackers to find poorly defended web logins. Many sites often have only a basic web application firewall (WAF), or nothing at all. Many WAFs do not detect or defend against credential stuffing attacks. In general, WAFs are designed to block application attacks, malformed requests, and web exploits.…
Read MoreIntroduction In part one of this two-part series, we define digital identity and explore the attack vectors cybercriminals use at each stage in the identity lifecycle. Everything that we do as individuals has found its way into the digital world. From communicating with friends to purchasing good or services—even getting an education and managing investments…
Read MoreWhat Is Credential Stuffing? Credential stuffing occurs when a cybercriminal obtains a large number of stolen or leaked login credentials—username and password pairs—for one website and tests them on the login pages of other websites. The attacker’s goal is to gain unauthorized access to as many user accounts as possible and then carry out other…
Read MoreFraud has become a pervasive part of the discussion around cybersecurity. In part, this reflects a change in attacker motives, as cyber-attacks were not always as vicious as they are now. From the 1980s into the early 2000s, hacking was not really about profit. It was primarily about achieving fame in the hacker community by…
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