With today's society's greater reliance on technology and the internet, every website on the internet is subject to security threats. Every day, there are incidents of huge data breaches and vulnerability exploitation that affect millions of users in a variety of businesses. The threats on the internet can range from simple human error to sophisticated cybercriminal attacks. In this article, we have covered the most common web attacks faced by the world nowadays.

1. Most Common Web Attacks
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With today's society's greater reliance on technology and the internet, every
website on the internet is subject to security threats. Every day, there are incidents
of huge data breaches and vulnerability exploitation that affect millions of users in
a variety of businesses. The threats on the internet can range from simple human
error to sophisticated cybercriminal attacks. In this article, we have covered the
most common web attacks faced by the world nowadays.

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Common Web Attacks:
1. Ransomware Attacks: Ransomware attacks are kind of malware attacks in which
the attacker encrypts and locks the sensitive data and important files of the victim,
then demands a ransom to access and decrypt the data. We have all read or heard
about the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017, a well-known example of a
ransomware attack that infected over 200,000 machines in over 150 countries.
To know more:
· A Guide to Protect Yourself From Ransomware Attacks
· Ransomware A reality check
· Ransomware- A reality check (Part 1)
· Ransomware- A Reality Check (Part 2)
· Ransomware- A reality check (Part 3)
2. Phishing Attacks: Phishing attacks are common web attacks. It belongs to a kind
of social engineering attack in which cybercriminals deceive victims into revealing
personal information or installing malware. It is frequently used to steal sensitive
information from users, such as login credentials and credit card details. They usually
achieve this by sending malicious emails that look to be from well-known senders.
To know more:
· How to Detect Phishing Attacks?
· Phishing Attacks

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3. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks: Distributed Denial-of-Service
(DDoS) attacks are malicious attempts to disrupt a targeted server's, service's, or
network's normal traffic by flooding the target or its surrounding infrastructure
with internet traffic.
To know more:
· How to Detect Phishing Attacks?
· Phishing Attacks
4. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attacks: Cross-site scripting or XSS attack is a sort
of attack in which malicious scripts are injected into websites and online apps to
run on the end user's device.
5. Zero-day Attacks: A zero-day attack is when a zero-day exploit is used to
harm or steal data from a system that has been exposed to a vulnerability. Zero-
day refers to newly found security flaws that hackers can exploit to attack
systems.
6. Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) Attacks: A Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack is a
type of cyberattack in which an attacker eavesdrops or pretends to be a
legitimate participant to intercept an existing conversation or data transfer.

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7. SQL Injection Attacks: SQL injection attacks disrupt the communication
route between online application databases and the Structured Query
Language (SQL) programming language database by manipulating and
compromising it.
To know more:
· How Does an SQL Injection Attack Work?
8. Brute-Force Attacks: Brute force attacks are simple attacks with a high
success rate. In a brute-force attack, a cybercriminal guesses the login
credential, which includes their username and passwords, to acquire illegal
access to a system.
9. Broken Authentication Attacks: A broken authentication attack aims to
take control of one or more accounts and provide the attacker the same
access as the victim.

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Final Words:
Web attacks can damage a user, entire business, and even the
government. Therefore, it is vital to learn how to protect yourself and
your organization from these attacks. You can enroll
with InfosecTrain to learn everything you need to know about
preventing web attacks and best practices for defending in case of a
web attack in one convenient location.
· Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
· Web Application Penetration Testing

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