CSOonline

What is SQL injection? How these attacks work and how to prevent them

Immortalized by “Little Bobby Drop Tables” in XKCD 327, SQL injection (SQLi) was first discovered in 1998, yet continues to plague web applications across the internet. Even the OWASP Top Ten lists ...
InfoWorld

SQL injection attacks led to massive data breaches

This week’s disclosure that the huge data thefts at Heartland Payment Systems and other retailers resulted from SQL injection attacks could finally push retailers into paying serious attention to Web ...
CSOonline

SQL injection Attacks Led to Heartland, Hannaford Breaches

This week’s disclosure that the huge data thefts at Heartland Payment Systems and other retailers resulted from SQL injection attacks could finally push retailers into paying serious attention to Web ...
TechSpot

Epic Games weaknesses let Check Point hack Fortnite accounts

Why it matters: Last November cyber-security firm Check Point found several vulnerabilities in Epic Games' online platform that allowed it to takeover player accounts. It immediately informed the game ...
GIGAZINE

SQL injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL went undiscovered for over nine years and was used to break into the US Treasury Department

On December 30, 2024, a 'Chinese government-sponsored advanced persistent threat actor' breached a system managing confidential data for the U.S. Treasury Department. It was discovered that the ...