A cookie poisoning attack uses social engineering techniques to manipulate and exploit cookies for sending fake information to the server and breaching the security walls.
Cookies are tiny pieces of data that are stored and saved in the user’s web browser. They are…
Commonly known as directory traversal, a Path Traversal attack aims at gaining unauthorized access to directories and files stored outside the web root folder (www/var).
It usually targets config files that are not intended for public view. It gains access by manipulating…
Cookies and Web Beacons are usually used by websites to track user’s activity but can have a great impact on the online privacy of the end-user. Here in this article, we will discuss Web Beacon along with their working methodology.
Web Beacons: All You Need to…
AI cyber-attacks, a new threat. AI-powered security is widely used by organizations to protect themselves against online security issues and cyber attacks but unfortunately, at the same time, they can also become the reason for some of the most complex and dreadful…
Data Manipulation attacks are increasing at a skyrocketing rate with healthcare, financial, and government data being its main targets. Such attacks are designed to steal health, education, financial and professional records at organization levels.
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Rogue Security Software is a legitimate-looking program that claims to be a security suite but in reality, it is a Scareware. This kind of software is designed to show fake security alerts, update notifications to attempt users into doing fraudulent activities.
We often…
CoolWebSearch belongs to the family of browser hijackers and is highly lethal in nature. It is used by cyber crooks all over the world and can have several implications, including:
It can hijack your web browser.Additionally, it can also download several malicious codes…
Also known as a CEO attack, the Whaling attack belongs to the family of phishing scams and is designed to trick users into performing a specific action.
In a Whaling attack, the criminals mimic themselves as a part of the higher management, mainly the CEO of the company…
A UDP Flood attack is a form of DoS attack (Denial of Service attack) where a massive number of UDP (User Datagram Protocol) are sent to a selected server. It is done to overload the system and hampers its ability to respond and process requests promptly.
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What is riskware? Riskware is a combination of “risk” and “software” and is defined as the category of legitimate programs that can create havoc on your device and network if exploited. These programs are not designed to harm your computer systems in the first place…
