Friday, November 1, 2024
HomeSecurity NewsHackers Compromised More than 1,000 Magento Stores to Steal Credit Card Details...

Hackers Compromised More than 1,000 Magento Stores to Steal Credit Card Details and to Mine Cryptocurrency

Published on

Malware protection

Thousands of Magento stores compromised by hackers to steal credit card numbers and to install the malware that mines cryptocurrency.

Hackers gained access to the stores that use default Magento credentials via brute force attacks. Once they had access to the Magento store attackers injects malicious scripts in the pages where the payment data is processed. By injecting the scripts into pages they can intercept and redirect data to attackers server.

Security researchers from Flashpoint said, “attackers at least compromised 1,000 of Magento admin panels and said that interest in the platform has continued unabated on entry-level and top-tier Deep & Dark Web forums since 2016″.

- Advertisement - SIEM as a Service

The infection begins with the installation data-stealing malware AZORult and then it continues to download additional malware Rarog cryptocurrency miner.

Magento stores compromised

Rarog cryptocurrency miner primarily focussed on mining Monero and it was first noticed in Russian dark market forums in June 2017.

Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks observed more than 2,500 unique Rarog malware samples and they are connecting to 161 C&C servers around the world. More than 166,000 Rarog-related infections detected worldwide.

Among the thousands of Magento stores compromised, most of them are from education and healthcare industries that are located in the United States and Europe.

Flashpoint says the rash of attacks resurrects the epidemic of default credential usage among admins. Magento admins are recommended to change default credentials and to implement brute force attack prevention measures.

Magento store admins can follow the recommendations suggested by Magento Security team to mitigate the brute force attacks.

Gurubaran
Gurubaran
Gurubaran is a co-founder of Cyber Security News and GBHackers On Security. He has 10+ years of experience as a Security Consultant, Editor, and Analyst in cybersecurity, technology, and communications.

Latest articles

LightSpy iOS Malware Enhanced with 28 New Destructive Plugins

The LightSpy threat actor exploited publicly available vulnerabilities and jailbreak kits to compromise iOS...

ATPC Cyber Forum to Focus on Next Generation Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Issues

White House National Cyber Director, CEOs, Key Financial Services Companies, Congressional and Executive Branch...

New PySilon RAT Abusing Discord Platform to Maintain Persistence

Cybersecurity experts have identified a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) named PySilon. This Trojan...

Konni APT Hackers Attacking Organizations with New Spear-Phishing Tactics

The notorious Konni Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group has intensified its cyber assault on...

Free Webinar

Protect Websites & APIs from Malware Attack

Malware targeting customer-facing websites and API applications poses significant risks, including compliance violations, defacements, and even blacklisting.

Join us for an insightful webinar featuring Vivek Gopalan, VP of Products at Indusface, as he shares effective strategies for safeguarding websites and APIs against malware.

Discussion points

Scan DOM, internal links, and JavaScript libraries for hidden malware.
Detect website defacements in real time.
Protect your brand by monitoring for potential blacklisting.
Prevent malware from infiltrating your server and cloud infrastructure.

More like this

Critical PDF.js & React-PDF Vulnerabilities Threaten Millions Of PDF Users

A new critical vulnerability has been discovered in PDF.js, which could allow a threat...

LayerX Security Raises $26M for its Browser Security Platform, Enabling Employees to Work Securely From Any Browser, Anywhere

LayerX, pioneer of the LayerX Browser Security platform, today announced $24 million in Series...

Email Header Analysis – Verify Received Email is Genuine or Spoofed

Email Header Analysis highly required process to prevent malicious threats since Email is...