e-skimmer

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2024
Hackers abused swap files in e-skimming attacks on Magento sites

Threat actors abused swap files in compromised Magento websites to hide credit card skimmer and harvest payment information. Security researchers from Sucuri observed threat actors using swap files in compromised Magento websites to conceal a persistent software skimmer and harvest payment information. The attackers used this tactic to maintain persistence and allowing the malware to […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 26, 2022
See Tickets discloses data breach, customers’ credit card data exposed

International ticketing services company See Tickets disclosed a data breach that exposed customers’ payment card details. Ticketing service company See Tickets disclosed a data breach, and threat actors might have accessed customers’ payment card details. Threat actors were able to steal payment card data by implanting a software skimmer on its website. The company discovered […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 01, 2022
Researchers analyzed a new JavaScript skimmer used by Magecart threat actors

Researchers from Cyble analyzed a new, highly evasive JavaScript skimmer used by Magecart threat actors. Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs started its investigation after seeing a post on Twitter a new JavaScript skimmer developed by the Magecart threat group used to target Magento e-commerce websites. In Magecart attacks against Magento e-stores, attackers attempt to exploit vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2022
Threat actors compromised +500 Magento-based e-stores with e-skimmers

Experts uncovered a mass Magecart campaign that compromised over 500 e-store running the Magento 1 eCommerce platform. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Sansec uncovered a massive Magecart campaign that already compromised more than 500 online stores running the Magento 1 eCommerce platform. Threat actors behind this campaign deployed a digital skimmer that was being loaded from the naturalfreshmall(.)com domain. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 25, 2022
Segway e-store compromised in a Magecart attack to steal credit cards

Segway e-store suffered a Magecart attack that potentially allowed threat actors to steal credit cards and customer info. The online store of Segway was compromised as a result of a Magecart attack, threat actors planted a malicious script to steal credit card data and customer information while visitors were making a purchase Segway is known […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2022
Attackers abused cloud video platform to inject an e-skimmer into 100 Real Estate sites

Threat actors compromised more than 100 real estate websites belonging to the same parent company by implanting an e-skimmer. Threat actors used an unnamed cloud video platform to install an e-skimmer on more than 100 real estate websites belonging to the same parent company. In e-skimming attacks, attackers inject malicious JavaScript code into e-stores to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2021
Crooks injects e-skimmers in random WordPress plugins of e-stores

Threat actors are injecting credit card swipers into random plugins of e-commerce WordPress sites, Sucuri researchers warn. Sucuri researchers are warning of threat actors injecting credit card swipers into random plugins of e-commerce WordPress sites. The holidays season is the period when online scammers and threat actors intensify their operations. Sucuri researchers have spotted a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2021
Attackers deploy Linux backdoor on e-stores compromised with software skimmer

Researchers discovered threat actors installing a Linux backdoor on compromised e-commerce servers after deploying a credit card skimmer into e-stores. Security researchers from Sansec Threat Research Team discovered a Linux backdoor during an investigation into the compromised of an e-commerce server with a software skimmer. The attackers initially conducted a reconnaissance phase by probing the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2021
New Magecart group uses an e-Skimmer that avoids VMs and sandboxes

A new Magecart group leverages a browser script to evade virtualized environments and sandboxes used by researchers. Malwarebytes researchers have spotted a new Magecart group that uses a browser script to evade detection and the execution in virtualized environments used by security researchers for threat analysis. Hacker groups under the Magecart umbrella continue to target e-stores to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2021
Magecart gang hides PHP-based web shells in favicons

Magecart cybercrime gang is using favicon to hide malicious PHP web shells used to maintain remote access to inject JavaScript skimmers into online stores. Magecart hackers are distributing malicious PHP web shells hidden in website favicon to inject JavaScript e-skimmers into online stores and steal payment information. Researchers from Malwarebytes observed threat actors, likely Magecart […]