Technique

SQL injection

technique:sql_injection Also: SQL injection attack, SQL injection attacks, SQL injections, SQL-injection, SQLi

Technique used against planetvtech.com to exploit weak code and gain access to the underlying database.

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Relationships

Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
incoming INITIAL_ACCESS_VIA VTech Kids’ Toy Hacking case Derived 2
incoming INVOLVES TalkTalk October 2015 cyber-attack Explicit 4
incoming ASSOCIATED_WITH Manfred Explicit 8
incoming USES Tom Explicit 33
incoming INITIAL_ACCESS_VIA RockYou Explicit 33
incoming USES Indian hacker community Explicit 51
incoming USES Cygenta Explicit 66
incoming USES Electronik Tribulation Army Explicit 70
incoming USES Ed Skoudis Derived 121
incoming INVOLVES Newswire hacking and insider-trading scheme Explicit 123

Claims

VTech Kids’ Toy Hacking case INITIAL_ACCESS_VIA SQL injection

The hacker initially gained access by exploiting SQL injection in planetvtech.com.

Derived Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 2 Details

“he found it was vulnerable to SQL injection”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 3020–3065

“this hacker ran a script against planetvtech.com which attempted to exploit SQL. To his surprise, it worked. He had shell access to the website.”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 3655–3801

TalkTalk October 2015 cyber-attack INVOLVES SQL injection

The attack involved SQL injection against a website formerly part of the Tiscali network.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 4 Details

“there was a SQL injection done on the website that was formerly part of the Tiscali network”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 17870–17961

Manfred ASSOCIATED_WITH SQL injection

Manfred compared the prevalence of integer-overflow bugs in games to SQL injection in websites; he did not claim to use SQL injection.

Explicit Confidence 95% · Manfred EP 8 Details

“It’s akin to having SQL injection in a website.”

Manfred · offsets 23334–23381

Tom USES SQL injection

Tom used SQL injection through website login fields to query databases and obtain user data.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 33 Details

“he could issue SQL commands and query the database [00:10:00] right through the username field of the login page”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 10519–10631

RockYou INITIAL_ACCESS_VIA SQL injection

The RockYou breach began through a SQL injection vulnerability in rockyou.com.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 33 Details

“rockyou.com was vulnerable to SQL injection”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 16100–16143

Indian hacker community USES SQL injection

The first Indian hacker Jack describes used SQL injection to enter a Pakistani government website.

Explicit Confidence 95% · Jack Rhysider EP 51 Details

“used SQL injection to get in”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 13183–13211

Cygenta USES SQL injection

FC says SQL injection is among the techniques used to get into banks over the internet.

Explicit Confidence 94% · FC EP 66 Details

“a lot of SQL injection”

FC · offsets 46516–46538

Electronik Tribulation Army USES SQL injection

Ghost Exodus says ETA initially practiced SQL injections.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 70 Details

“learning SQL injections”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 8905–8928

Ed Skoudis USES SQL injection

Jack says Ed's team tested websites for SQL injection vulnerabilities.

Derived Confidence 94% · Jack Rhysider EP 121 Details

“or SQL injection attacks”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 10352–10376

Newswire hacking and insider-trading scheme INVOLVES SQL injection

The hackers used SQL injection attacks to penetrate newswire systems.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Paul Fishman EP 123 Details

“using a variety of hacking techniques and tactics including brute force attacks, SQL injection attacks, and phishing”