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Hundreds of e-commerce sites hacked in supply-chain attack


Attack that started in April and remains ongoing runs malicious code on visitors’ devices.

Hundreds of e-commerce sites, at least one owned by a large multinational company, were backdoored by malware that executes malicious code inside the browsers of visitors, where it can steal payment card information and other sensitive data, security researchers said Monday. One of the biggest mysteries surrounding Sansec’s discovery is how the malware that kicked off the supply-chain attack managed to remain dormant and undetected for six years before coming to life. Dan Goodin is Senior Security Editor at Ars Technica, where he oversees coverage of malware, computer espionage, botnets, hardware hacking, encryption, and passwords.

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