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Visa warns of new sophisticated credit card skimmer dubbed Baka

Security Affairs

Baka is a sophisticated e-skimmer developed by a skilled malware developer that implements a unique obfuscation method and loader. The skimmer loads dynamically to avoid static malware scanners and uses unique encryption parameters for each victim to obfuscate the malicious code.” ” reads the alert published by VISA.

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WordPress Plugin abused to install e-skimmers in e-commerce sites

Security Affairs

The malware has two main components. When the malware detects these parameters, it sends all the collected billing and credit card information to a third-party URL “hxxps://2of[.]cc/wp-content/” “In essence, ecommerce sites are prime targets for hackers due to the valuable data they handle.”

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Crooks injects e-skimmers in random WordPress plugins of e-stores

Security Affairs

This makes any malware injected into these files very easy to spot even by less experienced website administrators. “If you operate an eCommerce website, be sure to be extra cautious during the holiday season. The next logical step for them would be to target plugin and theme files.” ” concludes the report.

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SiteLock Wins BIG in Info Security Products Guide 2020 Global Excellence Awards!

SiteLock

SiteLock ® INFINITY ™ took home Gold in the Security Monitoring category, further reinforcing its reputation and performance as an industry-leading malware and vulnerability detection and remediation solution. In addition, SiteLock SecureSite® received Silver recognitionfor the Security Product and Service for Enterprise category!

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A new Magecart campaign is making waves

Malwarebytes

Additional research by Sansec shows a mass breach of stores running the Magento 1 ecommerce platform that can be tied to this campaign. More than 350 ecommerce stores infected with malware in a single day. Today our global crawler discovered 374 ecommerce stores infected with the same strain of malware.

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Why Would Someone Hack My Website?

SiteLock

Abby’s Flower Shop Delivers Fresh Malware to Your Door. One day, much to Abby’s surprise, she was notified by her hosting provider that her website was suspended due to malware. Abby can use a website scanner to find malware on her site. If malware is found, she is alerted immediately. What can Joe do to protect his blog?

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Visa Security Alert: 12 Steps to Keep Card Skimmers Off Your Website

SecureWorld News

While the use of an XOR cipher is not new, this is the first time Visa has observed its use in JavaScript skimming malware. The developer of this malware kit uses the same cipher function in the loader and the skimmer.". Institute recurring checks in eCommerce environments for communications with the C2s.