Most e-commerce websites running Magento at high risk of cybercrime
New research has found 87% of SME websites using the Magento platform are currently at high risk from cyber attacks. By contrast, under 10% of websites using other major …
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Most Magento shops get compromised via vulnerable extensions
Vulnerable third party extensions (modules) are now the main source of Magento hacks, says security researcher and Magento forensics investigator Willem de Groot. “The …
1 in 5 merchants compromised by Magecart get reinfected
The Magecart threat looms large for online retailers and their customers, as the criminal groups that have been assigned this collective name are constantly trying out new …
Magecart hacks Shopper Approved to simultaneously hit many e-commerce sites
The cybercriminal groups under the Magecart umbrella strike again and again, and one of them has apparently specialized in compromising third parties to more easily get in as …
Verizon details breaches they were called in to investigate
If at all possible, organizations like to keep details of the breaches they suffered under wraps, mostly to safeguard their reputation and to minimize legal trouble. As …
Card skimming malware found on thousands of Magento-based sites
A card skimming operation has compromised 7,339 Magento-based online stores, allowing the attackers to quietly slurp payment card info as it’s being entered by …
Holiday season scams: Fake deals, fake stores, fake opportunities
Black Friday is widely regarded as the beginning of the US (and increasingly global) Christmas shopping season. Cyber Monday, which comes three days later, was created to …
Lending industry faces higher fraud costs than e-commerce, retail and financial services
Lenders face higher costs of fraud than other industries, including retail, e-commerce and financial services. For every dollar of fraud, lending companies incur $2.82 in …
Can it be true? Most consumers value security more than convenience
52 percent of UK consumers think fraud is an inevitable part of shopping online, according to Paysafe, a global payments provider. What are the top three challenges of …
Unpatched SQLi vulnerability in SmartVista e-commerce suite
Companies using SmartVista, the popular e-commerce/payment management product suite developed by Swiss company BPC Banking Technologies, are urged to put limit access to its …
