What is a web shell?

May 26, 2023, noon | Hazel Burton

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence blog.talosintelligence.com

What are web shells? And why are attackers increasingly using them in their campaigns? We break it down in this blog.

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