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Bogus URL Shorteners Go Mobile-Only in AdSense Fraud Campaign

Since September 2022, our team has been tracking a bogus URL shortener redirect campaign that started with just a single domain: ois[.]is. By the beginning of 2023, this malware campaign had expanded to over a hundred domain names to redirect Continue reading Bogus URL Shorteners Go Mobile-Only in AdSense Fraud Campaign

SiteCheck Remote Website Scanner — Mid-Year 2023 Report

Conducting an external website scan for indicators of compromise is one of the easiest ways to  identify security issues. While remote scanners may not provide as comprehensive of a scan as server-side scanners, they allow users to instantly identify malicious Continue reading SiteCheck Remote Website Scanner — Mid-Year 2023 Report

Massive Google Colaboratory Abuse: Gambling and Subscription Scam

This investigation started with a small and quite simple piece of PHP malware found on a hacked website. We located the following PHP code, responsible for injecting spammy links, within a wp-includes.php file: This script fetches a list of links Continue reading Massive Google Colaboratory Abuse: Gambling and Subscription Scam

Backdoor Targets FreePBX Asterisk Management Portal 

Written in PHP and JavaScript, FreePBX is a web-based open-source GUI that manages Asterisk, a voice over IP and telephony server. This open-source software allows users to build customer phone systems. During a recent investigation, I came across a simple Continue reading Backdoor Targets FreePBX Asterisk Management Portal 

SocGholish: 5+ Years of Massive Website Infections

Earlier this June, we shared information about the ongoing NDSW/NDSX malware campaign which has been one of the most common website infections detected and cleaned by our remediation team in the last few years. This NDSW/NDSX malware — also referred Continue reading SocGholish: 5+ Years of Massive Website Infections

SiteCheck Malware Trends Report – Q2 2022

Conducting an external website scan for indicators of compromise is one of the easiest ways to identify security issues. While remote scanners may not provide as comprehensive of a scan as server-side scanners, they allow users to instantly identify malicious Continue reading SiteCheck Malware Trends Report – Q2 2022