MageCart

Pierluigi Paganini March 18, 2020
TrueFire Guitar tutoring website was hacked, financial data might have been exposed

The online guitar tutoring website TrueFire was compromised by hackers in a classic Magecart style attack that exposed customers’ payment card data. The popular online guitar tutoring website TrueFire has suffered a ‘Magecart‘ style security breach that might have exposed customers’ personal information and payment card data. TrueFire has over 1 million users, its customer could […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2020
Uncovering New Magecart Implant Attacking eCommerce

Security expert Marco Ramilli shared the results of an analysis of a skimmer implant spotted in the wild that could be potentially linked to Magecart group. If you are a credit card holder, this post could be of your interest. Defending our financial assets is always one of the top priorities in the cybersecurity community […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2020
Operation Night Fury: Group-IB helps take down a cybergang behind the infection of hundreds of websites all over the world

More details emerged from the recently disclosed Operation Night Fury: Group-IB helps take down a cybergang behind the infection of hundreds of e-commerce. Operators of the JavaScript-sniffer family, dubbed «GetBilling» by Group-IB, were arrested in Indonesia. The arrest came as a result of a joint operation «Night Fury» initiated by INTERPOL’s ASEAN Cyber Capability Desk (ASEAN Desk) that involved Indonesian Cyber Police (BARESKRIM POLRI (Dittipidsiber)) and Group-IB’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2020
Authorities arrest 3 Indonesian hackers behind many Magecart attacks

The Indonesian National Police and the Interpol announced the arrest of three Indonesian hackers who carried out Magecart attacks. The Indonesian National Police in a joint press conference with Interpol announced the result of an investigation dubbed ‘Operation Night Fury’ that allowed to arrest three hackers that carried out Magecart attacks to steal payment card data. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2020
US-based children’s clothing maker Hanna Andersson discloses a data breach

The US-based children’s clothing maker Hanna Andersson has disclosed a data breach that affected its customers. The US-based children’s clothing maker and online retailer Hanna Andersson discloses a data breach, attackers planted an e-skimmer on its e-commerce platform. Like other Magecart attacks, crooks compromised the online store and injected a JavaScript code into checkout pages to […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2020
MageCart attack hit Australia bushfire Donors

A new MageCart attack made the headlines, crooks installed a software skimmer on a website that collects donations for the victims of the Australia bushfires. Experts from Malwarebytes have discovered a new Magecart attack that compromised a website collecting donations for the victims of the Australia bushfires. Crooks planted a malicious script on the website […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2020
Two MageCart groups competed to steal credit cards data from Perricone MD ‘s European skincare sites

Two MageCart groups have planted software skimmers on multiple European websites for the Perricone MD anti-aging skincare Two distinct MageCart groups have compromised multiple European websites for the Perricone MD anti-aging skin-care brand with the intent of stealing customer payment card info. The two groups planted software skimmers on Perricone MD websites in Italy, Germany, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2020
MageCart gang compromised popular Focus Camera website

A new MageCart attack made the headlines, this time the gang compromised the website of popular Focus Camera. The Magecart group has compromised the website of the photography and imaging retailer Focus Camera. The hack took place last year, the hacker planted a software skimmer on the website to steal payment card data of users […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 12, 2019
Massive Magecart campaign targets sites offering counterfeit sneakers

Crooks are targeting these hundreds of sites offering counterfeit sneakers to install malicious Magecart scripts and steal payment credit card data. While sneakers are becoming even more popular, the number of sites offering counterfeit sneakers is rapidly increasing and crooks want to monetize this trend by compromising them. Researchers at Malwarebytes reported that hackers are […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2019
Website of gunmaker Smith & Wesson hit by a Magecart attack

The US gunmaker Smith & Wesson was hacked late last month in a Magecart attack, attackers injected a malicious software skimmer. A new Magecart attack made the headlines, the victim is the American gunmaker Smith & Wesson. The hack took place last month, the attackers planted a malicious software skimmer on its website to steal […]