Credit card fraud: Government's cyber security reveals names of 7 'hacked' websites - HACKOGRAPH

The government's cybersecurity agency Cert-In has warned against incidents of credit card skimming on e-commerce websites worldwide. In online credit card skimming, cyber criminals add skimming code on online shopping websites to steal credit card information shared by customers. As per Cert-In, "Attackers are typically targeting e-commerce sites because of their wide presence, popularity and the environment LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP)."

The Cert-In's advisory is based on Malwarebytes recent report. According to the report, all the compromised sites identified had a shopping portal, and this is exactly what the attackers were after. Cert-In has also shared the names of skimmer hosting sites as well as best practices to follow for website developers:

1. idpcdn-cloud[.]com

2. joblly[.]com

3. hixrq[.]net

4. cdn-xhr[.]com

5. rackxhr[.]com

6. thxrq[.]com

7. hivnd[.]net

To contain the spread of coronavirus, social distancing has made it necessary for people to stay indoors unless stepping out is absolutely essential. This has not only made work from home the new norm, but also increased our dependence on everything online. Criminals always exploit a crisis, and this one is no different. The past few months have seen a huge increase in hacking attacks on companies, banks, social media platforms and more. While it's imperative to use online platforms, it is also as critical to ensure safety. For the same, the Indian government recently shared a list of do's & don'ts that one should strictly follow to stay safe online.