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New Credit Card Skimmer Targets WordPress, Magento, and OpenCart Sites
2024-06-26 08:37

Multiple content management system (CMS) platforms like WordPress, Magento, and OpenCart have been targeted by a new credit card web skimmer called Caesar Cipher Skimmer. A web skimmer refers to...

Facebook PrestaShop module exploited to steal credit cards
2024-06-23 14:08

Hackers are exploiting a flaw in a premium Facebook module for PrestaShop named pkfacebook to deploy a card skimmer on vulnerable e-commerce sites and steal people's payment credit card details. Promokit's pkfacebook add-on is a module that allows shop visitors to log in using their Facebook accounts, leave comments under the shop's pages, and communicate with support agents using Messenger.

WordPress Plugin Exploited to Steal Credit Card Data from E-commerce Sites
2024-05-28 06:30

Unknown threat actors are abusing lesser-known code snippet plugins for WordPress to insert malicious PHP code in victim sites that are capable of harvesting credit card data. The campaign,...

Product showcase: Alert – Data breach detector for your email, credit card, and ID
2024-05-24 05:30

With Alert, you can easily monitor your most important credentials, such as your email, credit card, and ID. Alert will instantly notify you if it appears in breached online databases. Real-time monitoring and email notifications: your details are scanned in real-time, and if there's a new breach, Alert promptly informs you via email.

Massive webshop fraud ring steals credit cards from 850,000 people
2024-05-08 14:53

A massive network of 75,000 fake online shops called 'BogusBazaar' tricked over 850,000 people in the US and Europe into making purchases, allowing the criminals to steal credit card information and attempt to process an estimated $50 million in fake orders. The cybercriminals host fake shops on previously expired domains with a good reputation with Google and typically pretend to sell shoes and clothing products at very low prices.

Sneaky Credit Card Skimmer Disguised as Harmless Facebook Tracker
2024-04-12 05:09

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a credit card skimmer that's concealed within a fake Meta Pixel tracker script in an attempt to evade detection. Sucuri said that the malware is injected...

Russia charges suspects behind theft of 160,000 credit cards
2024-04-02 15:37

Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has announced the indictment of six suspected "Hacking group" members for using malware to steal credit card and payment information from foreign online stores. According to investigations, the six suspects started the malicious activity nearly seven years ago and managed to steal over 160,000 payment cards.

American Express credit cards exposed in third-party data breach
2024-03-04 13:38

American Express is warning customers that credit cards were exposed in a third-party data breach after a merchant processor was hacked. This incident was not caused by a data breach at American Express, but rather at a merchant processor in which American Express Card member data was processed.

American Express credit cards exposed in vendor data breach
2024-03-04 13:38

American Express is warning customers that credit cards were exposed in a third-party data breach after one of its service providers was hacked. In a data breach notification filed with the state of Massachusetts, American Express said that the breach occurred at one of its service providers used by their travel services division, American Express Travel Related Services Company.

Rogue WordPress Plugin Exposes E-Commerce Sites to Credit Card Theft
2023-12-22 16:47

Threat hunters have discovered a rogue WordPress plugin that's capable of creating bogus administrator users and injecting malicious JavaScript code to steal credit card information. The skimming...