Hackers Use Video Player To Conduct Supply Chain Attacks

Share post:

Palo Alto Networks Unit42 discovered a new supply chain attack in which attackers manipulated a cloud hosting feature to attack more than 100 real estate websites.

This was possible thanks to the malicious scripts (skimmers) injected into the websites to steal information entered into web page forms.

Revealing the nature of the attack, the researchers found that the threat actors abused a cloud video hosting feature and used it to inject skimmer code into a video player.

Once the site embeds the video player, it embeds the malicious script, infecting the page.

The affected cloud video platform has since been notified, and the researchers continued to help the infected sites clear their pages.

Web administrators who embed JavaScript scripts into their websites are advised not to blindly trust them. Administrators are also advised to conduct periodic integrity checks of web content and to use form-jacking detection solutions.

For more information, read the original story in BleepingComputer. 

Featured Tech Jobs

SUBSCRIBE NOW

Related articles

Cyber Security Today, March 27, 2024 – A botnet exploits old routers, a new malware loader discovered, and more warnings about downloading code from...

This episode reports on a new network of 40,000 infected small and home office routers and other devices that are part of a criminal botnet

Cyber Security Today, March 25, 2024 – A suspected China threat actor going after unpatched F5 and ScreenConnet installations

This episode reports on a new campaign stealing email passwords ,the latest data breaches

A hacker’s view of the civic infrastructure: Hashtag Trending, the Weekend Edition for March 23rd, 2024

What does the civic infrastructure look like through the eyes of a hacker? The legendary general Sun Tzu in the Art of War said that in order to defeat your enemy, you must first understand your enemy. How do you do this? He said, “to know your enemy, you must become your enemy.” If we

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, March 22, 2024

This episode features discussion on lessons learned from the ransomware attack on the British Library, advice for managing expectations of IT/security teams, why firms are leaving Google Firebase unprotecte

Become a member

New, Relevant Tech Stories. Our article selection is done by industry professionals. Our writers summarize them to give you the key takeaways