Millions at Risk As ‘Parrot’ Web Server Compromises Take Flight

January 23, 2024 at 02:16PM Threat actors operating Parrot TDS have intensified their efforts to avoid detection and potentially target millions of people through compromised websites. Researchers from Unit 42 have been tracking this traffic redirect system, which injects malicious scripts into existing JavaScript code. The researchers have also provided mitigation strategies and indicators of … Read more

Malicious web redirect scripts stealth up to hide on hacked sites

January 22, 2024 at 03:15PM Security researchers discovered the Parrot traffic direction system (TDS) to be rapidly evolving, enhancing its malicious capabilities. Targeting vulnerable WordPress and Joomla sites, it infects and redirects users to malicious locations, with 16,500 websites affected. The TDS operators sell the traffic to threat actors, who profile and redirect users to … Read more