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Everything You Need to Know About Proxy Servers and Hackers

With proxy hacking, the hacker tries to steal hits from a webpage by looking through the search engine’s index as well as the search results pages. The hacker would need to have a fraudulent site that is like the original one that they are attacking or have a site that they want to put into place of the website that the user is trying to find that is going through the proxy server.

How Does it Work?

The troublemaking hacker will make a copy of the website that they are wanting to hack into on a proxy server. They use keyword stuffing as well as linking to the copied page from external sties to make their website’s rankings increase without actually having to the do the work. The result is that the actual website’s rankings will drop and could even be seen as “duplicate content” which is automatically filtered out of Google results. That will make the website drop even further.

Why Do They Do it?

Hackers’ motivations vary a lot depending on who they are and the site that they are attacking. Sometimes they just do it in order to spread malware that will go onto unsuspecting clients’ computers. Or in the case of banks, they will try to get clients who think that they are on the real site to give them their personal information, including account information, so they can steal funds for a profit. Sometimes they do it do breakdown proxy server abilities. If you have ever gotten a popup about a browser plugin, you could have been exposed to having a hacker take your proxy’s identity. Flash, Java, Javascript, etc, all will reveal a proxy user’s identity. That means that you should not be using a proxy when you are on an unsecure site where you need to remain anonymous.

How Do I Know if I am a Victim?

If you are worried that you could have been the victim to a hacker’s proxy server attack, you can test it out. All you need to do is search for a phrase that would lead someone to your specific website. Your website should be high up in the search results, but if there is another page that has all of the same content that yours does, it could be a proxy website that is stealing your content, clients, and your website search engine ranking.

How Can I Be Protected?

I’m not going to lie. Hackers are crafty and they are getting smarter by the day. Oftentimes they are further ahead in technology than we are. So it can be a big challenge to outrun them, especially if you have a particularly interesting or vulnerable site. But remember that even the biggest banks and companies are subject to being hacked once in a while, where the pirates break through to steal funds and other account information. And those types of companies are typically up-to-date on security and still cannot totally keep out all of the potential hackers out there using proxies to do their dirty work.

The best defense is to keep on top of the latest security software and updates. Your administrators or tech support people should use load balancing and enforce secure authentication to ensure that the people coming onto the network are not stealing the content. Be sure to block unsolicited traffic as well as open proxies.

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