Category: magecart

Hackers are hiding virtual credit card skimmers in image file metadata

Post author By Randall
Post date June 26, 2020
Categories In exif, gear, javascript, magecart, malware, malwarebytes, metadata, News, Privacy, Security, Tech, woocommerce, wordpress

[ad_1] Lots of people know to check ATMs and gas station credit card readers for skimmers, but it’s harder to tell when virtual ones are hidden them in websites’ payment portals. According to research from Malwarebytes, hackers put Magecart JavaScript code into the EXIF metadata of image files, which is then loaded and executed by […]

Macy’s says its website leaked credit card info to hackers for a week

Post author By Randall
Post date November 19, 2019
Categories In breach, card skimming, data breach, e-commerce, gear, Hack, Internet, macy's, magecart, Security, shopping, Tech

[ad_1] The technique, known as Magecart, has grown in popularity among hackers for its mix of relative simplicity and effectiveness. They don’t have to do much more than insert rogue scripts (pointed to remote command-and-control servers) and wait for people to go shopping. From there, they can use the info to make fraudulent purchases, make […]

Card skimming hack targets 201 campus stores in North America

Post author By Randall
Post date May 6, 2019
Categories In breach, data breach, gear, Hack, hacking, Internet, javascript, magecart, mirrorthief, prismrbs, prismweb, Security, skimming, Tech, theft

[ad_1] The perpetrators appear to be unique among Magecart-using groups at this stage. They not only don’t share much in common with other groups, they crafted their attack specifically with PrismRBS’ software in mind. There might even be a custom receiver system instead of a ready-made skimming kit popular among cybercriminals. PrismRBS said it had […]