Obfuscate SQL Fuzzing for fun and profit
Introduction Cyber criminals are increasingly using automated SQL injection attacks powered by botnets and AI-assisted tooling to hit vulnerable systems. SQL injection remains the most reliable way to compromise front-end web applications and back-end databases, and it continues to hold its position in the OWASP Top 10 (ranked as A03:2021 — Injection). Despite decades of awareness, the attack surface keeps expanding — not shrinking. But why does this keep happening? The answer is straightforward: we are living in an era of industrialized hacking . SQL injection attacks are carried out by typing malformed SQL commands into front-end web application input boxes that are tied to database accounts, tricking the database into offering more access than the developer intended. The reason for the sustained prevalence of SQL injection is twofold: first, criminals are using automated and manual SQL injection attacks powered by botnets, professional hackers, and now AI-driven fuzzing tools t...