A web attack is a plan to exploit weaknesses within the website or parts of it. The attacks may affect the content, web application or server of a website. Websites provide many opportunities for attackers to gain unauthorized access, steal sensitive information, or create malicious content.
Attackers look for weaknesses within the content or structure of a website, in order to get access to data, control of it, or hurt users. Some common attacks include brute force attacks and cross-site scripting (XSS), and attacks to upload files. Other attacks are carried out via social engineering techniques, such as phishing, or malware attacks like ransomware, trojans, trojans and worms. spyware.
The most common attacks on websites focus on the web application made up of hardware and software a website uses to show information to the visitors. Hackers can target a web application through its weaknesses, such as SQL injection cross-site request forgery and reflection-based XSS.
SQL injection attacks target databases that web applications depend on to store and distribute content. These attacks can expose sensitive information, such as passwords, account logins, and credit card numbers.
Cross-site scripting attacks exploit flaws in the code of websites to display unauthorised text or images, hijack session information, and redirect users to phishing websites. Reflective XSS lets an attacker execute arbitrary code.
A man-in the-middle attack occurs when a third-party intercepts communication between you and a web server. The third party can then modify the messages and spoof certificates, alter DNS responses and the list goes on. This is a powerful way to manipulate your online activities.
