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Credit Card Skimmer campaign targets WordPress via database injection

  • Stealthy credit card skimmer targets WordPress e-commerce sites, injecting malicious JavaScript into CMS database tables to evade detection.
  • Attackers hide the malicious code in the WordPress wp_options table, injecting obfuscated JavaScript into widget_block for persistence and to avoid file scans.
  • The JavaScript code targets checkout pages, creating fake payment screens to capture credit card details and billing information.
  • The stolen data is encoded and encrypted, then transmitted to an attacker-controlled server.

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