How to do waterhole attack?
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it is a popular computer attack in which the attacker collects informative about or from the victim from the website he or she browses.
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A watering hole attack is a security exploit in which the attacker seeks to compromise a specific group of end users by infecting websites that members of the group are known to visit. The goal is to infect a targeted user's computer and gain access to the network at the target's place of employment.
The name watering hole attack is inspired by predators in the natural world who lurk near watering holes, looking for opportunities to attack desired prey. In a watering hole attack, the predator lurks near niche websites popular with the target prey, looking for opportunities to infect the websites with malware or
malvertisements that will make the target vulnerable.
Watering hole attacks, which tend to focus on legitimate, popular websites, are a derivative of pivot attacks, which target one thing to get at another. In a watering hole attack, the attacker first profiles its targets -- who are typically employees of large enterprises, human rights groups or government offices -- to determine the type of websites they frequent. The attacker then looks for vulnerabilities in the websites and injects malicious
JavaScript or HTML code that redirects the target to a separate site where the malware is hosted. This compromised website is now ready to infect the target with the injected malware upon access.
While watering hole attacks are uncommon, they pose a considerable threat since they are difficult to detect and typically target high-security organizations through their low-security employees, business partners, connected vendors or an unsecured wireless network.
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The name watering hole attack is inspired by predators in the natural world who lurk near watering holes, looking for opportunities to attack desired prey. In a watering hole attack, the predator lurks near niche websites popular with the target prey, looking for opportunities to infect the websites with malware or
malvertisements that will make the target vulnerable.
Watering hole attacks, which tend to focus on legitimate, popular websites, are a derivative of pivot attacks, which target one thing to get at another. In a watering hole attack, the attacker first profiles its targets -- who are typically employees of large enterprises, human rights groups or government offices -- to determine the type of websites they frequent. The attacker then looks for vulnerabilities in the websites and injects malicious
JavaScript or HTML code that redirects the target to a separate site where the malware is hosted. This compromised website is now ready to infect the target with the injected malware upon access.
While watering hole attacks are uncommon, they pose a considerable threat since they are difficult to detect and typically target high-security organizations through their low-security employees, business partners, connected vendors or an unsecured wireless network.
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