The Silent Threat of Client-Side Attacks As more transactions move online, a silent threat is lurking in the deepest, darkest shadows of websites, threatening to steal your sensitive data. This rapidly evolving threat, known as client-side attacks such as Magecart,…
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New MOVEit vulnerability CVE-2023-36934 blocked by Imperva
On July 5, Progress Software released a security advisory for a new critical vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer software, CVE-2023-36934. With a critical score of 9.1, this bug is a SQL injection vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer web application with…
Understanding Business Logic Abuse and Its Detection Challenges
Digital modernization and automation have been on a rapid trajectory for the last 5 years and were thrust forward at an even faster pace when the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown period took hold in 2020. For businesses and consumers…
Business Logic Attacks: Why Should You Care?
Imagine this: You’ve just launched an amazing new application with top-of-the-line API security, reinforced it with client-side protection, and even set up defenses against bot attacks. You’re feeling safe and secure, congratulating yourself on a job well done. But, despite…
Overcoming Challenges in Delivering Machine Learning Models from Research to Production
So, you’ve finished your research. You developed a machine learning (ML) model, tested, and validated it and you’re now ready to start development, and then push the model to production. The hard work — the research — is finally behind…
Unraveling an AI Scam with AI
The last year has seen an unprecedented surge in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its deployment across a variety of industries and sectors. Unfortunately, this revolutionary technology has not just captivated the good actors– the darker corners of…
Understanding and Mitigating the MOVEit Incidents
Over the last several weeks, attackers have taken advantage of vulnerabilities in MOVEit, a popular file transfer application developed by Progress. Cyber attackers have successfully performed ransomware and exfiltrated data by uploading web shells into vulnerable MOVEit instances deployed worldwide.…
In Healthcare Organizations, Data Security Risks Persist Despite HIPAA Compliance
In a recent blog post, we discussed the extraordinarily powerful “perfect storm” of cyber risk faced by healthcare organizations today. This storm is escalating in size, force, and risk levels. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets the…
Anonymous Sudan, MOVEit, and Cl0p
There are three concurrent events of significant concern: An Anonymous Sudan group chat on Telegram has revealed imminent threats from Russia to the US financial system, specifically targeting the SWIFT network. The motive behind this attack is disruption. By attacking…
How Ticket Scalping Impacts Asia’s Live Entertainment Industry
Asia’s booming live entertainment industry has recently been plagued by a growing problem of ticket scalping. The term refers to the act of purchasing live event tickets in bulk by individuals, often through the use of automation (aka bots), to…
CVE-2023-34362 – MOVEit Transfer – An attack chain that retrieves sensitive information
MOVEit Transfer is a popular secure file transfer solution developed by Progress, a subsidiary of Ipswitch. At the moment, there are more than 2,500 MOVEit Transfer servers that are accessible from the internet, according to Shodan. On May 31, 2023,…
Why Attackers Target the Gaming Industry
Key Takeaways: The gaming industry is a common target for cyberattacks due to its financial success and vast user base. Volumetric DDoS attacks can disrupt service, distract from more serious attacks, and cause financial damage, especially on sites that offer…
Preventing Bot Attacks and Online Fraud on APIs
The rapid proliferation of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) is spearheading digital transformation, leading to explosive growth in adoption of APIs in recent years. In fact, it’s hard to think of any software that doesn’t use or is in itself, an…
Why Attackers Target the Government Industry
Key Takeaways: Government sites are full of information attackers want, so it’s crucial to defend them properly. DDoS is an easy tool for attackers to use to disrupt government sites, which can have far-reaching consequences, as we saw early in…
A Decade of Fighting Bad Bots: Key Learnings from the 2023 Imperva Bad Bot Report
The 2023 Imperva Bad Bot Report is now available. The 10th edition of the annual report takes a deep dive into the latest bad bot statistics and trends from the past year, providing meaningful information and guidance about the nature…
The Anatomy of a Scalping Bot: NSB Goes Undercover & How it Avoids Detection
In the first blog post, we introduced you to the Nike Shoe Bot (NSB), one of the most dangerous scalping bots around. We outlined its purpose, its behavior, and described how we recovered its source code. In this blog post,…
CVE-2023-29552: Abusing the SLP Protocol to Launch Massive DDoS Amplification Attacks
On April 25, 2023, researchers at Bitsight and Curesec jointly discovered a high-severity vulnerability — tracked as CVE-2023-29552 — in the Service Location Protocol (SLP), a legacy Internet protocol. What is SLP protocol? Service Location Protocol (SLP) is a network…
Imperva Red Team Discovers Vulnerability in TikTok That Can Reveal User Activity and Information
TL;DR The Imperva Red Team discovered a vulnerability in TikTok, a popular social media platform with more than one billion users worldwide, that could allow attackers to monitor users’ activity on both mobile and desktop devices. This vulnerability, which has…
With Imperva’s DRA and ServiceNow, you can avoid burning out your cyber security employees
In today’s world, CIOs and CISOs are facing a tough reality when it comes to the security staff shortage situation. With the deflating economy, nationalism, cybercrime, and nation-led adversaries, the demand for security personnel has increased, making it challenging for…
Imperva Continues to Innovate With New Features for Online Fraud Prevention
Last year, Imperva embarked on a mission to help organizations combat the growing threat of digital fraud. We introduced a new solution and a range of innovative features to help detect and prevent online fraud at its earliest stages. Imperva…
Imperva® and Fortanix Partner to Protect Confidential Customer Data
Imperva Data Security Fabric and Fortanix Data Security Manager combine to provide end-to-end data security. Imperva, Inc., (@Imperva) the cybersecurity leader that protects critical applications, APIs, and data, anywhere at scale, and Fortanix, Inc. (@Fortanix), the Data Security company powered…
The Anatomy of a Scalping Bot: NSB Was Copped!
In recent years, scalping bots have become a growing concern for online retailers. In this two-part blog series, we will analyze the inner workings of the Nike Shoe Bot (NSB) scalping bot, one of the most dangerous scalping bots around.…
Imperva Unveils Latest API Security Enhancements
Imperva is continuing to evolve its API Security offering to help customers better protect their APIs, wherever they are, and to meet changing market requirements. Since launching API Security in March 2022, we continued investing in our API Security offering…
Imperva and Kong Partner to Bring API Security to the Gateway for Enhanced API Management
Imperva is delighted to announce a new partnership with Kong Inc, provider of the leading cloud-native API platform, to offer best-in-class API Security to users of the Kong platform. Through the new partnership, Kong Enterprise customers can protect their business…
Imperva is an Overall Leader in the 2023 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass Data Security Platforms Report
Imperva is a leader in every category – Market, Innovation, and Product Imperva, Inc., (@Imperva) the cybersecurity leader that protects critical applications, APIs, and data, anywhere at scale, is an Overall Leader in the 2023 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Data…
New Imperva Office & Customer Experience Centre Aims to Meet the Needs of Customers In Singapore & Across Asia Pacific and Japan
Since 2009, Imperva has proudly maintained offices in various countries across the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. As the company experiences momentum in this region, we continue to invest in expanding our presence to better support our valued customers,…
CVE-2023-26360 – Adobe ColdFusion Arbitrary Code Execution
On March 14, 2023, Adobe released a security advisory affecting Adobe ColdFusion versions 2021 and 2018. The vulnerability was categorized as improper access control, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution. The exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. No PoC…
Two-Week ATO Attack Mitigated by Imperva
Beginning on February 7, an Imperva-protected account was targeted by an ongoing account takeover (ATO) attack that lasted for two weeks. On average, attacks last a few hours or a couple days at most, so the length of this attack…
Imperva recognized as a Strong Performer in Forrester Wave: Data Security Platforms, Q1 2023
Imperva Data Security Fabric demonstrates robust security and risk management practices to reduce risks across hybrid multicloud environments The Forrester Wave™ evaluated the largest end-to-end providers of data security capabilities across a wide range of functionality to enable controls to…
Augmented Software Engineering in an AI Era
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making waves in many industries, and software engineering is no exception. AI has the potential to revolutionize the way software is developed, tested, and maintained, bringing a new level of automation and efficiency to the…
Deanonymizing OpenSea NFT Owners via Cross-Site Search Vulnerability
TLDR Recently, a cross-site search vulnerability was discovered affecting the popular NFT marketplace OpenSea. When successfully exploited, this issue allows for the deanonymization of OpenSea users by linking an IP address, a browser session, or an email in certain conditions…
Imperva Announces Joining the EDB GlobalConnect Technology Partner Program and Certification of Imperva’s DSF Agents to Support EDB Postgres Advanced Server and Community PostgreSQL Databases
It’s official, Imperva has joined the EnterpriseDB (EDB) GlobalConnect Technology Partner Program. While Imperva has supported and protected the EDB Postgres Advanced Server and community PostgreSQL databases, it is now an EDB Certified security solution. Imperva’s Data Security Fabric (DSF)…
Why Healthcare Cybercrime is the Perfect Storm
It’s Friday night. You, your husband, and your two children are settling in for a fun pizza and movie night together. Unexpectedly, your elderly neighbor, Anne, calls in a panic. Her husband Steve is having severe chest pains. While Anne…
Advanced Persistent Threat Groups Behind DDoS Attacks on Danish Hospitals
On Sunday 26 February the websites of several Danish hospitals were taken offline after being hit by Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks claimed by a group calling themselves ‘Anonymous Sudan’. According to reports on Twitter patient care was unaffected…
Imperva releases its Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report 2023
The 2023 Imperva Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report reviews DDoS attack activity throughout 2022, provides insights into the year’s most noteworthy DDoS events, and offers recommendations for the year ahead. While the report focuses mainly on research data from the…
Everything You Need To Know About The Latest Imperva Online Fraud Prevention Feature Release
It’s a new year and we have lots of fresh features for Imperva Online Fraud Prevention solution, which encompasses Advanced Bot Protection, Account Takeover Protection, and Client-Side Protection. We have been busy adding a host of new advanced fraud detection…
Hospitals Hit by DDoS Attacks as Killnet Group Targets the Healthcare Sector – What You Need to do Now
The increase in DDoS attacks on healthcare organizations in the US in the last 48 hours by the Pro-Russian hacktivist group Killnet has become a serious concern. These types of attacks are designed to overload a network or system with…
Why Attackers Target the Financial Services Industry
This is Part 1 of a new monthly series from Imperva Threat Research exploring attackers’ motivations to target specific industries. Stay tuned for next months’ exploration of the healthcare industry! Key Takeaways Financial services sites are the most targeted ,…
Why Attackers Target the Financial Services Industry
This is Part 1 of a new monthly series from Imperva Threat Research exploring attackers’ motivations to target specific industries. Stay tuned for next months’ exploration of the healthcare industry! Key Takeaways Financial services sites are the most targeted ,…
ManageEngine Vulnerability CVE-2022-47966
Recently, Zoho ManageEngine released a security advisory for CVE-2022-47966, which allows for pre-authentication remote code execution in at least 24 ManageEngine products, including ADSelfService Plus and ServiceDesk Plus. This vulnerability stems from the products’ use of an outdated Apache Santuario…
Is the FSI innovation rush leaving your data and application security controls behind?
Fuelled by rising consumer expectations for innovative services and easy real-time access to financial products and information, financial services industries (FSI) and fintech organizations are racing to out-innovate each other and capture market share. The sizeable growth of investments into…
Google Chrome “SymStealer” Vulnerability: How to Protect Your Files from Being Stolen
The Imperva Red Team recently disclosed a vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2022-40764, affecting over 2.5 billion users of Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers. This vulnerability allowed for the theft of sensitive files, such as crypto wallets and cloud provider credentials. Introduction Chrome…