e-skimmer

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2020
Hackers hide software skimmer in social media sharing icons

Security researchers have uncovered a new technique to inject a software skimmer onto checkout pages, the malware hides in social media buttons. Security experts at Sansec have detailed a new technique used by crooks to inject a software skimmer into checkout pages. E-skimming took place when hackers compromise an e-commerce site and plant a malicious […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2020
New Grelos skimmer variant reveals murkiness in tracking Magecart operations

Security experts from RiskIQ discovered a new variant of the Grelos skimmer that presents overlap with Magecart group operations. Researchers from RiskIQ analyzed the increased overlap of a new variant of the skimmer dubbed Grelos and the operations of the groups under the Magecart umbrella. The analysis demonstrates the difficulty in associating new strains of skimmer to groups […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 06, 2020
Fullz House hacked the website of Boom! Mobile provider to steal credit cards

The credit card skimming group Fullz House has compromised the website of US mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Boom! Mobile. The credit card skimming group Fullz House has compromised the website of US mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Boom! Mobile in a classic MageCart attack. Boom! Mobile offers postpaid and prepaid no-contract wireless service plans to its customers that […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2020
Visa warns of new sophisticated credit card skimmer dubbed Baka

Visa issued a warning regarding a new credit card JavaScript skimmer, tracked as Baka, that implements new features to evade detection. Visa issued a warning regarding a new e-skimmer known as Baka that removes itself from memory after having exfiltrating payment card details. The e-skimmer was first spotted by experts with Visa’s Payment Fraud Disruption […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2020
Homoglyph attacks used in phishing campaign and Magecart attacks

Researchers detailed a new evasive phishing technique that leverages modified favicons to inject e-skimmers and steal payment card data covertly. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes have analyzed a new evasive phishing technique used by attackers in the wild in Magecart attacks. The hackers targeted visitors of several sites using typo-squatted domain names, and modified favicons […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2020
Accessories giant Claire’s is the victim of a Magecart attack, credit card data exposed

Hackers breached the websites of the U.S. accessory giant Claire’s, and its subsidiary Icing, and gained access to customer’s credit card data. Threat actors have hacked the websites of the U.S. based jewelry and accessory giant Claire’s, and its subsidiary Icing, the security breach took place in April and attackers may have gained access to customer’s credit cards. Claire’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2020
Tupperware website has been compromised with a payment card skimmer

The Tupperware website, the popular manufactured of plastic food container products was infected with a payment card skimmer. Hackers have compromised the website of the popular vendor of plastic food container products Tupperware implanting a payment card skimmer used to steal customers’ payment card details. The official website has approximately 1 million monthly visits on average. […]

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 […]