Weekly Threat Report 24th October 2016

Threat assessment and trend analysis

Online Shoppers getting more than they bargained for.

A recent study has revealed an increase in the number of e-commerce websites infected with card-‘skimming’ malware.

Attackers have reportedly been exploiting unpatched software vulnerabilities in commonly used e-commerce software to modify the site’s source code. The modified JavaScript code then exfiltrates card details in real-time. These details are transferred to an off-shore…

Link: Weekly Threat Report 24th October 2016
Source: NCSC Reports