British Airways breach caused by the same group that hit Ticketmaster


A cyber-criminal operation known as Magecart is believed to have been behind the recent card breach announced last week by British Airways.

The operation has been active since 2015 when RisqIQ and ClearSky researchers spotted the malware for the first time.

The group’s regular mode of operation involves hacking into online stores and hiding JavaScript code that steals payment card information entered into store checkout pages, information such as credit card numbers, names, addresses, and whatever is collected via payment forms.

The group has been very active in the past three years, being blamed for injecting card skimming scripts on thousands of sites, with the most recent trove of compromised sites being discovered two weeks ago.

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Source: ZDNet