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Zabbix urges upgrades after critical SQL injection bug disclosure
2024-11-29 17:44

US agencies blasted 'unforgivable' SQLi flaws earlier this year Open-source enterprise network and application monitoring provider Zabbix is warning customers of a new critical vulnerability that...

SQL Injection Attack on Airport Security
2024-09-02 11:07

Interesting vulnerability: …a special lane at airport security called Known Crewmember (KCM). KCM is a TSA program that allows pilots and flight attendants to bypass security screening, even when...

Researchers find SQL injection to bypass airport TSA security checks
2024-08-30 19:02

Security researchers have found a vulnerability in a key air transport security system that allowed unauthorized individuals to potentially bypass airport security screenings and gain access to...

Tired of airport security queues? SQL inject yourself into the cockpit, claim researchers
2024-08-30 13:28

Infosec hounds say they spotted vulnerability during routine travel in the US Cybersecurity researchers say they've found a vulnerability that allowed them to skip US airport security checks and...

Meta, Microsoft SQL Server make strange bedfellows on a couch of cyber-pain
2024-06-24 08:30

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Low code, high stakes: Addressing SQL injection
2024-06-17 05:00

Reasons include human error, new technologies that lack mature code, and a growing use of open-source code that diminishes control for developers. It's crucial to remember that LCNC apps and RPAs are created by citizen developers, not professional coders, who have little or no understanding of the technical factors underpinning risks.

WP Automatic WordPress plugin hit by millions of SQL injection attacks
2024-04-25 14:27

Hackers have started to target a critical severity vulnerability in the WP Automatic plugin for WordPress to create user accounts with administrative privileges and to plant backdoors for long-term access. Currently installed on more than 30,000 websites, WP Automatic lets administrators automate content importing from various online sources and publishing on their WordPress site.

Uncle Sam's had it up to here with 'unforgivable' SQL injection flaws
2024-03-26 16:45

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CISA urges software devs to weed out SQL injection vulnerabilities
2024-03-25 18:26

CISA and the FBI urged executives of technology manufacturing companies to prompt formal reviews of their organizations' software and implement mitigations to eliminate SQL injection security vulnerabilities before shipping.In SQL injection attacks, threat actors "Inject" maliciously crafted SQL queries into input fields or parameters used in database queries, exploiting vulnerabilities in the application's security to execute unintended SQL commands, such as exfiltrating, manipulating, or deleting sensitive data stored in the database.

Hackers steal data of 2 million in SQL injection, XSS attacks
2024-02-06 07:00

A threat group named 'ResumeLooters' has stolen the personal data of over two million job seekers after compromising 65 legitimate job listing and retail sites using SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks. ResumeLooters primarily employs SQL injection and XSS to breach targeted sites, mainly job-seeking and retail shops.