Jan. 5, 2023, 8:18 p.m. | Eli Trevino

Sucuri Blog blog.sucuri.net

Weebly is an easy-to-use website builder that allows admins to quickly create and publish responsive blogs and sites. Website builder environments are usually considered to be very safe and not prone to malware infections, but during a recent investigation I found some malicious behavior which revealed that even closed proprietary systems for WYSIWYG website builders like Weebly can be abused.


Let’s dive in!


Fake Adobe updates on Weebly website builder


Threat actors are always on the hunt for new attack …

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