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Crooks hide e-skimmer code in favicon EXIF Metadata

Security Affairs

Experts noticed that the script would load a favicon file that is identical to the one used by the compromised website. The initial JavaScript loads the skimming code included in the EXIF metadata of the favicon.ico using an <img> tag, and specifically via the onerror event. xyz (archive here ). . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Segway store compromised with Magecart skimmer

Malwarebytes

Favicon campaign. The threat actors are embedding the skimmer inside a favicon.ico file. Figure 5: Actual skimmer hidden inside an image saved as a favicon. Figure 2: Number of blocks for skimmer domain based on Malwarebytes telemetry. There is a lot that has been written about this skimmer and the threat group behind it.

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Segway e-store compromised in a Magecart attack to steal credit cards

Security Affairs

Attackers added JavaScript to Segway’s online store that pretended to display the site’s copyright, but that was used to load an external favicon that contained the e-skimming code. “The threat actors are embedding the skimmer inside a favicon.ico file. ” reads the analysis published by Malwarebytes.

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