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Ongoing Xurum attacks target Magento 2 e-stores

Security Affairs

Experts warn of ongoing attacks, dubbed Xurum, targeting e-commerce websites using Adobe’s Magento 2 CMS. Akamai researchers warn of ongoing attacks, dubbed Xurum, targeting e-commerce websites running the Magento 2 CMS. ” concludes the report. ” The report also includes indicators of compromise (IOCs).

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Ghost Squad Hackers defaced a second European Space Agency (ESA) site in a week

Security Affairs

A Server-side request forgery (also known as SSRF) is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to induce the server-side application to make HTTP requests to an arbitrary domain of the attacker’s choosing. This time they have exploited the issue to gain access to the [link] domain and deface it. ” the hackers told me.

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Balada Injector continues to infect thousands of WordPress sites

Security Affairs

Doctor Web has discovered a malicious Linux program that hacks websites based on a WordPress CMS. An attacker for example can create a new rogue Administrator user. The malicious code was first discovered in December 2022 by AV firm Doctor Web. It exploits 30 vulnerabilities in a number of plugins and themes for this platform.

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Researchers analyzed a new JavaScript skimmer used by Magecart threat actors

Security Affairs

In Magecart attacks against Magento e-stores, attackers attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in the popular CMS to gain access to the source code of the website and inject malicious JavaScript. The malicious code also performs some checks to determine that data are in the correct format, for example analyzing the length of the entered data.

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CVE-2019-6340 Critical flaw in Drupal allows Remote Code Execution

Security Affairs

Security expert found a “highly critical” vulnerability (CVE-2019-6340) in the popular Drupal CMS that could be exploited for remote code execution. Drupal released security updates that addresses a “highly critical” vulnerability in the popular Drupal CMS, tracked as CVE-2019-6340, that could be exploited for remote code execution.

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$23 Million YouTube Royalties Scam

Schneier on Security

While some false claims are just mistakes caused by automated systems, the MediaMuv case is a perfect example of how fraudsters are also purposefully taking advantage of digital copyright rules. YouTube attempts to be cautious with who it provides CMS and Content ID tool access because of how powerful these systems are.

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Magecart attacks are still around but are more difficult to detect

Security Affairs

Magecart threat actors have switched most of their operations server-side to avoid detection of security firms. The researchers explained that they have generally seen less skimming attacks during the past several months, perhaps because they were more focused on the Magento CMS. org” and “js.staticounter[.]net,”

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