Cyber criminals are resurrecting old Magecart web domains for monetisation through malvertising and ad fraud

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Magecart attacks target organisations' payments system by taking advantage of security flaws in ecommerce systems

Threat actors have been bringing old Magecart web domains back to life, but this time to push malvertising and ad fraud, researchers at RiskIQ have warned. Magecart attacks have typically target...

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