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Magecart Strikes Again: Newegg in the Crosshairs | Volexity

Magecart Strikes Again: Newegg in the Crosshairs

Volexity has conducted the following research in collaboration with RiskIQ. We will discuss the same incident from different perspectives. RiskIQ’s report of this activity can be seen here. In another brazen attack against a major online retailer, the actors behind Magecart have struck the eCommerce operations of the popular computer hardware and electronics retailer Newegg. With this latest attack, newegg.com joins the ranks of high-profile eCommerce websites that have fallen victim to the financial theft group. Based on findings recently published by RiskIQ, Magecart was identified as being responsible for a recently publicized breach claiming upwards of 380,000 victims that had used the British Airways website or mobile application. As it turns out, a nearly identical data theft campaign was being carried out against Newegg at the same time. In fact, it appears the Newegg compromise may have started nearly a week earlier. Volexity was able to verify the presence of … Continue reading Magecart Strikes Again: Newegg in the Crosshairs