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January 2025

Cryptocurrency Mining Attack Exploiting PHP Vulnerabilities: An Emerging Threat

A new and growing threat has emerged, targeting vulnerable PHP servers with a sophisticated cryptocurrency mining attack. This exploit takes advantage of misconfigured or unpatched PHP servers, allowing malicious actors to gain unauthorized access and deploy mining malware. The campaign focuses on exploiting vulnerabilities in PHP, particularly CVE-2024-4577, which has already been linked to several exploit attempts and continues to affect systems worldwide.

What is an XXE Attack?

An XXE (XML External Entity) attack is a security vulnerability where attackers exploit improperly configured XML parsers to access sensitive data, execute code, or perform denial-of-service attacks. Learn about XML External Entity (XXE) attacks, how attackers exploit XML parsers to access sensitive data or execute malicious code, and ways to prevent them.

How to Stop DDoS Attacks: 5 Best Practices

A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack floods a website with traffic, leading to downtime or disruptions. Protect your site by using strategies like traffic monitoring, rate-limiting, and DDoS mitigation tools. Explore the top 5 practices to prevent and handle DDoS attacks. For more details, check out our latest blog.