You are here » Front Page » Articles » Russian hackers were behind a huge British Airways data theft, just three months after the same group hit Ticketmaster, experts claim.    Security researchers from Risk IQ say a group known as ‘Magecart’ were responsible for stealing 380,000 customers’ details between August 21 and September 5.  The breach involved the leak of complete payment card details, including three-digit ‘CVV’ codes not usually obtained by hackers.  Security researchers from Risk IQ say a group known as ‘Magecart’ were responsible for stealing 380,000 customers’ details between August 21 and September 5 Hackers ‘set up custom built, targeted infrastructure to blend in with the BA website specifically and avoid detection for as long as possible’, according to the Security experts say the cyber criminals have been active since 2015 and were also behind the Ticketmaster hack in June, when some 40,000 customers had their details stolen. Other experts suggest the attack on BA could have been prevented due to the publicity around the ticket website hack just weeks before. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Mother left in a coma after horror arson attack which killed… Police will focus investigation on party held at Mac…
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Russian hackers were behind a huge British Airways data theft, just three months after the same group hit Ticketmaster, experts claim.    Security researchers from Risk IQ say a group known as ‘Magecart’ were responsible for stealing 380,000 customers’ details between August 21 and September 5.  The breach involved the leak of complete payment card details, including three-digit ‘CVV’ codes not usually obtained by hackers.  Security researchers from Risk IQ say a group known as ‘Magecart’ were responsible for stealing 380,000 customers’ details between August 21 and September 5 Hackers ‘set up custom built, targeted infrastructure to blend in with the BA website specifically and avoid detection for as long as possible’, according to the Security experts say the cyber criminals have been active since 2015 and were also behind the Ticketmaster hack in June, when some 40,000 customers had their details stolen. Other experts suggest the attack on BA could have been prevented due to the publicity around the ticket website hack just weeks before. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Mother left in a coma after horror arson attack which killed… Police will focus investigation on party held at Mac…


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