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British Airways falls victim to Magecart web skimming attack
24:17 - 29:50 (05:33)
The credit card details of 380,000 customers of British Airways were affected in a web skimming attack by the Magecart hacking group. The attack was carried out by addling a small snippet of code to a JavaScript library, allowing the cybercriminals to grab the payment details of customers purchasing tickets from the airline's website.
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British Airways is set to be fined £183m over a data breach where 380,000 customer's data was stolen through a manipulated JavaScript library which was added to its website by hackers.
24:17 - 27:26 (03:09)
Cybersecurity
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British Airways is set to be fined £183m over a data breach where 380,000 customer's data was stolen through a manipulated JavaScript library which was added to its website by hackers.
ChapterBritish Airways falls victim to Magecart web skimming attack
Episode52: Magecart
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The British Airways Mage Cart hack led to a hefty £183m fine for not following GDPR policies.
27:26 - 29:50 (02:23)
Cybersecurity
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The British Airways Mage Cart hack led to a hefty £183m fine for not following GDPR policies. Although we don't know exactly what happened, this hack has led to important lessons about website security.