October brings Halloween and National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, however, it has also been one of the scariest months for Magecart attack discoveries! Here’s the latest news on Magecart and other website attacks, with insights from our own Security Researcher!

Cookie consent banners and popups are a little like that annoying friend who turns up at your house unannounced when you’re trying to do the washing, asks too many questions and is tricky to get to leave. They’ve also brought their 3 year old with them who’s favourite past time is to pull on your dog’s tail and stare at their private parts. Unlike such visitors, cookie consent banners can be prevented in your synthetic user journeys if you know how.

Data theft or data skimming is not a new problem, it has probably been happening since the birth of the paper form. Today is no different, it is still around and happening on a much wider scale, leveraging the internet and the proliferation of online shopping. A popular modern tactic for data skimming is called formjacking. Not heard of it? Formjacking enables organised criminals to steal sensitive customer data as it is entered into an ecommerce shop. To the end user, this process is invisible.

Performance and security are the lifeblood of an e-commerce website. The moment pages start to slow down, or your customers fear their data may be at risk, is the moment your business starts to fail. This post is the second in a series of three that will explore the key tools every ecommerce site needs running 24/7.

Here’s the latest news on Magecart and other website attacks! We’ve trawled the web for the latest news of data breaches, including updates on previous attacks with insights from our own Security Researcher.