The point of an SQL Injection attack is to compromise a database, which is an organized collection of data and supporting data structures. The data can include user names, passwords, text, etc.

A malicious hacker using SQL injection could download the store’s entire stock list, wipe it out, and/or change all the prices (or any other category of information).

But Damele’s new hack kicks SQL injection up a notch, using it as a first level of attack to gain control of the database server itself, as well as any systems connected to it.

SQL injection exploits may soon be as common as those targeting Windows and Unix flaws, experts say. An estimated 60% of Web applications that use dynamic content are likely vulnerable, with ...

Cybercriminals use SQL injection to target both external websites and internal databases when seeking data for identity theft and other black market activities, GreenSQL said. Public websites are ...

Every API worth using supports them, and yet SQL injection flaws remain in abundance. Commercial software, open source software, custom-developed software—they're all afflicted.

The use of SQL injection attacks has gained popularity as companies have gotten better at shutting down other avenues for breaking into corporate systems and networks, said Matt Marshall, vice ...

From this point, an attacker would go on to use SQL statements to figure out how many columns are in the database, and then start exploiting it. Preventing SQL Injection Attacks ...

An article appeared in Phrack magazine 11 years ago that discussed a problem that remains a security headache to this day — SQL injection.

Unsurprisingly enough, it turns out that Google isn't actually using its Web crawlers to perform SQL injection attacks on other people's sites. Unknown, and presumably malicious, third parties are.