Security experts at Aite Group and Arxan Technologies have discovered that Magecart hackers continue to target online stores to steal credit card data, in recent operations, they have compromised 80 more eCommerce sites.
All of these websites were running an outdated version of Magento which is vulnerable to formjacking and digital card skimming. One out of four of the hacked eCommerce sites were large brands in motorsports and luxury retail.
“New research conducted by advisory firm Aite Group revealed that 100% of the eCommerce websites examined were not protected — making them easy prey for Magecart attacks. Even more startling is the fact that it took only 2.5 hours of research to uncover the 80 compromised sites.” reads the analysis published by the experts.
