{"id":2989,"date":"2021-11-28T22:43:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T17:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explore.techenutia.com\/?p=2989"},"modified":"2021-11-28T22:43:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T17:13:24","slug":"what-is-a-watering-hole-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manorinfinity.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/28\/what-is-a-watering-hole-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Watering Hole Attack?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many cyberattacks happen because the victims clicked on something. An action by the victim starts the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if, though, all the victim had to do was visit a website they always go to?<\/strong> This is a Watering Hole Attack. It\u2019s a cyber attack strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although this attack is rare, it can cause severe damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a Watering Hole Attack?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

In this, a cybercriminal will try to compromise a group of users. They infect a website with malware<\/strong>, which the victims are known to visit. Once the malware is open in the computer, the hackers gain access to the target\u2019s computer and organization\u2019s network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone can be the victim of this. Motives behind these attacks, many times, are unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attacker will profile the target<\/strong>, and determine the type of website they frequent. They could use an email, to direct victims to the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any individual, organization, or even government office can be a target. They also happen on a country-level<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term Watering Hole comes from hunting. In the wild, instead of tracking a prey, the hunter will determine where the prey is more likely to go. This happens to be a body of water \u2014 the \u201cwatering hole\u201d \u2014 and the hunter waits there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hackers might target highly secure organizations, through their less security-conscious employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defense Against It<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

A Watering Hole Attack requires an element of luck, because of which it\u2019s an uncommon attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, it\u2019s a lethal attack if it works. It\u2019s very difficult to detect<\/strong>. And when it works, it breaches several layers of security,<\/strong> and cause a lot of destruction. Because of this, it\u2019s important to know how to defend against this form of attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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