How to protect your data from Magecart and other e-commerce attacks

In today's golden age of online shopping, consumers take to the Internet, punch in a few credit card details, and happily receive products at their doorstep, safe in the knowledge that their online vendor is well-known, vetted, and therefore their website has to be secure, right? Dut did you know...

Malware on SHEIN Servers Compromises Data of 6.4M Customers

Email addresses and encrypted passwords of over 6.4 million SHEIN customers were stolen over the summer after the women’s retailer said it suffered a “concerted criminal cyberattack” on its computer network. The data breach occurred between June and August 2018, the company said in a recent...

A week in security (September 17 – 23)

Last week, we took a look at a low level spam campaign on Twitter, explored the signs of falling victim to phishing, and examined a massive WordPress compromise. We also explained some SASL vulnerabilities and covered a breaking Emotet spam campaign. Other cybersecurity news: NewEgg attacked by...

Magecart Strikes Again, Siphoning Payment Info from Newegg

The Magecart threat actor, which just made headlines with the British Airways breach, has been racking up conquests lately and shows no signs of slowing down. This week, it added a new feather to its compromise cap: The Newegg online retailer. Newegg is a top online merchant with tens of millions...

Hackers Steal Customers' Credit Cards From Newegg Electronics Retailer

The notorious hacking group behind the Ticketmaster and British Airways data breaches has now victimized popular computer hardware and consumer electronics retailer Newegg. Magecart hacking group managed to infiltrate the Newegg website and steal the credit card details of all customers who enter...

Hackers Steal Customers' Credit Cards From Newegg Electronics Retailer

The notorious hacking group behind the Ticketmaster and British Airways data breaches has now victimized popular computer hardware and consumer electronics retailer Newegg. Magecart hacking group managed to infiltrate the Newegg website and steal the credit card details of all customers who enter...

Magecart Threat Group Racks Up More Hack Victims

Days after Magecart adversaries were blamed for the British Airways breach, the threat group was also identified as behind hacking two additional victims this week – including customer engagement tool Feedify and boutique deal company Groopdealz. The hack of Feedify was disclosed after Twitter us...

Magecart Group Pinned in Recent British Airways Breach

The recent British Airways breach of up to 380,000 payment cards, has been attributed to the infamous Magecart threat actor. Last week, British Airways revealed that the bank card data was compromised after a security breach occurred on the company’s website and mobile app in August. While...

MagentoCore Card Skimmer Found on Mass Numbers of E-Commerce Sites

UPDATED A whopping 7,339 and counting individual e-commerce sites have been infested with the MagentoCore.net payment-card skimmer in the last six months, making the malicious script one of the most successful credit-card threats out there. The infections are part of a single effort, all tied bac...

ThreatList: $1.1M is Lost to Cybercrime Every Minute of Every Day

Every 60 seconds, $1.1 million is lost to cyberattacks. That staggering stat comes to us by way of RiskIQ, which compiled proprietary and third-party research to crunch numbers around malicious activity. The resulting report, the appropriately named “Evil Internet Minute,” paints a stark picture ...

Ticketmaster Breach: Just One Part of a Wide-Ranging Campaign

Ticketmaster’s announcement back on June 28 that it was the victim of a payment-card breach ‘turns out to be part of a much larger card-skimming campaign by the threat group Magecart. A whopping 800 e-commerce sites around the world have been targeted by the crooks so far, according to RiskIQ...