Attack methods and causes
Web vulnerability exploit / SQL injection
An attack through a flaw in the programs behind a website. In SQL injection, the attacker types instructions for the computer (written in a language called SQL) into a form instead of normal text, and a badly built site carries them out on the store of information behind it (its database), handing out or changing data.
More terms on this topic
- API abuse
- Backdoor
- Brute-force attack
- Credential stuffing
- CVE identifier
- Dark web / leak site
- DoS / DDoS attack
- Insider misuse
- Malware / computer virus
- Man-in-the-middle attack
- Misconfiguration
- Misdelivery
- Phishing
- Ransomware
- Unauthorized access, intrusion and compromise
- Unauthorized login / impersonation
- Vulnerability
- Zero-day attack