How Noob Website Hackers Can Become Persistent Threats

An academic analysis of website defacement behavior by 241 new hackers shows there are four clear trajectories they can take in the future, researchers say. [TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( January 30, 2023 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [How Noob Website Hackers Can Become Persistent Threats]( An academic analysis of website defacement behavior by 241 new hackers shows there are four clear trajectories they can take in the future, researchers say. [Google: Influence Operator Dragonbridge Floods Social Media in Sprawling Cyber Campaign]( Google has mounted a massive takedown, but Dragonbridge's extensive capabilities for generating and distributing vast amounts of largely spammy content calls into question the motivation behind the group. [Critical RCE Lexmark Printer Bug Has Public Exploit]( A nasty SSRF bug in Web Services plagues a laundry list of enterprise printers. 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