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Websites of eight US cities poisoned by malware skimming the credit card details of residents
Jul 2, 2020Beware if you’re paying your bills for local government services – the payment information you type into that web form may be heading straight to cybercriminals.
Credit-card skimming malware hit websites as Coronavirus lockdown forced retailers to close high street stores
Jun 16, 2020On March 20th, the Claire’s accessories retail chain beloved by young girls around the world made the sensible decision to close all of its physical stores in response to the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. A nuisance for shoppers, certainly. But also an opportunity if you were a malicious hacker. Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog.
FBI warns hackers are planting card skimmers on online stores running a vulnerable Magento plugin
May 19, 2020The FBI has issued a “flash alert” warning that hackers are planting Magecart-style credit card-skimming code on Magento-powered online stores running an out-of-date plugin.
More business websites hit by credit-card skimming malware
Mar 19, 2020In the last few days it has come to light that blender manufacturer NutriBullet and guitar tuition website Truefire fell foul of hackers who planted Magecart-style malicious code on their sites which went undetected for months, stealing the credit card details and personal information from users. Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog.
A Magecart hacking gang may have been caught by police for the first ever time
Jan 27, 2020Police in Indonesia, working alongside Interpol, have arrested three men suspected of being part of a gang engaged in Magecart attacks that skimmed payment card information from online shoppers.
Hackers steal credit card details from Sweaty Betty customers
Dec 9, 2019Women’s activewear retailer Sweaty Betty has emailed some of its customers warning that their payment card details may have been compromised by malicious code running on its website. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
British Airways faces record £183 million GDPR fine after data breach
Jul 8, 2019British Airways is facing a record fine of £183 million, after its systems were breached by hackers last year and the personal and payment card information of around 500,000 customers were stolen. Read more about what you need to know in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Forbes subscribers warned of Magecart threat skimming credit card details
May 16, 2019The notorious Magecart malware, that blights online stores by stealing payment card details from unsuspecting shoppers at checkout, has claimed another high profile victim. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Ticketmaster is hit by a £5 million legal action after online payment card theft
Apr 5, 2019A British firm of solicitors, which specialises in helping victims of cybercrime claim compensation, has launched a £5 million (US $6.5 million) legal action against Ticketmaster.
Join me to learn more about Magecart attacks – and how to defend against them
Feb 20, 2019Attacks that can silently skim payment data as it is entered on websites have become a huge problem. Learn more about the likes of Magecart, and how to effectively combat such threats, in an upcoming free webinar.
Magecart hits hundreds of websites via ad supply chain hijack
Jan 17, 2019A criminal Magecart gang successfully compromised hundreds of ecommerce websites via a malicious script that silently harvested personal data and payment card information as customers bought goods and services online. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Vision Direct hack reveals customer credit card details
Nov 19, 2018Criminals planted credit-card skimming code on Vision Direct online store.
20% of MageCart-compromised merchants get reinfected within days
Nov 15, 2018MageCart, the notorious malware that has been haunting online stores by stealing payment card details from online shoppers at checkout, is reinfecting the same websites time and time again. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
British Airways hack is worse than originally thought
Oct 26, 2018A deeper investigation has revealed that hackers were stealing information for much longer than initially thought, and an additional 185,000 British Airways customer payment cards were compromised.
British Airways hacked – customer data and details of 380,000 card payments stolen
Sep 6, 2018Hackers have stolen the personal and payment card information of hundreds of thousands of British Airways passengers from its website.
Ticketmaster breached for months, personal data stolen by hackers
Jun 28, 2018Ticketmaster has warned customers that their personal information may have been compromised, after malicious code was discovered running on its website. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.