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Concerned global citizens making donations to help fight the massive Australia bushfires have been caught up in a Magecart attack, after one of the groups implanted a payment-card skimmer on the check-out page of a legitimate online donation site. Researchers ran across the Magecart script, named "ATMZOW" after one of the strings in the code, stealing form data from the checkout page of the site.
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.
Magecart started as the name given to a single criminal gang operating a software skimming attack targeting payment card data on web sites. The process proved so successful that other gangs began...
Tiny hidden spy cameras are a common sight at ATMs that have been tampered with by crooks who specialize in retrofitting the machines with card skimmers. But until this past week I'd never heard...
Macy’s has started informing some of its customers that their personal and financial information may have been stolen by cybercriminals. read more
The web skimmer has been spotted on at least 17 popular eCommerce websites, a new Visa alert warns.
Visa Security Researchers Say 'Pipka' Is Good at Avoiding DetectionSecurity researchers at Visa have uncovered a new type of JavaScript skimmer that has infected the online checkout pages for at...
A new JavaScript skimmer targets data entered into the payment forms of ecommerce merchant websites, Visa Payment Fraud Disruption (PFD) warns. Dubbed Pipka, the skimmer was discovered on an...
In recent years, gas stations have become one of the favorite targets for thieves who are stealing customers' credit and debit card information by installing a Bluetooth-enabled payment card...
"Bluetana," a new mobile app that looks for Bluetooth-based payment card skimmers hidden inside gas pumps, is helping police and state employees more rapidly and accurately locate compromised fuel...