Magecart Hacker Group Hits 17,000 Domains—and Counting
By Brian Barrett
Published: 2019-07-11 · Archived: 2026-04-05 20:30:33 UTC
Jul 11, 2019 6:00 AM
Hack Brief: A Card-Skimming Hacker Group Hit 17K Domains—and Counting
Magecart hackers are casting the widest possible net to find vulnerable ecommerce sites—but their method could
lead to even bigger problems.
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You may not recognize the name Magecart, but you’ve seen its impact. A set of sophisticated hacking groups,
Magecart has been behind some of the bigger hacks of the past few years, from British Airways to Ticketmaster,
all with the singular goal of stealing credit card numbers. Think of them as the ATM skimmers of the web. And
thanks to poor security hygiene, they’ve managed to hit 17,000 domains in the past few months alone.
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Brian Barrett is the executive editor of WIRED. Previously he was the editor in chief of the tech and culture site
Gizmodo and was a business reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s largest daily newspaper. ... Read More
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