- Nov 3, 2019
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US children's apparel maker and online retailer Hanna Andersson disclosed that its online purchasing platform was hacked and malicious code was deployed to steal customers' payment info for almost two months.
In this type of attack dubbed Magecart, threat actors are hacking into vulnerable e-commerce platforms used by online stores and inject malicious JavaScript-based scripts into checkout pages.
The scripts known as web skimmers or e-skimmers are then used to collect the customers' payment info and send it to attacker-controlled remote sites.
The groups behind Magecart attacks have been active since at least 2010 according to a RiskIQ report, and they are known to target Magento-powered online shops, as well as OpenCart, PrismWeb, and OSCommerce-powered stores.
In this type of attack dubbed Magecart, threat actors are hacking into vulnerable e-commerce platforms used by online stores and inject malicious JavaScript-based scripts into checkout pages.
The scripts known as web skimmers or e-skimmers are then used to collect the customers' payment info and send it to attacker-controlled remote sites.
The groups behind Magecart attacks have been active since at least 2010 according to a RiskIQ report, and they are known to target Magento-powered online shops, as well as OpenCart, PrismWeb, and OSCommerce-powered stores.