Security News > 2020 > January > Researcher Spots New Tricks in Web Payment Card Skimmers

A researcher has found two new methods that payment card number thieves are using to try to stay under the radar.

The attackers are sometimes referred to as Magecart, a name for a slew of groups that steal payment card numbers.

These attackers often capitalize on vulnerabilities in e-commerce software or other security mistakes that allow for the injection of malicious Javacript, dubbed sniffers or skimmers.

"But as mentioned before, this kind of cat-and-mouse game was to be expected in the light of regular new publications on Magecart and web skimmers."

The attackers steal payment card data and then sell it on dark web marketplaces for other criminals to exploit.

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https://www.inforisktoday.com/researcher-spots-new-tricks-in-web-payment-card-skimmers-a-13573