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Benefit from this&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Cyber<\/span>-criminal security vulnerabilities in outdated versions of the&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Shop software<\/span>to introduce malicious code. This code then spies out the payment information of the customers during the ordering process and transmits it to the perpetrators. Affected are&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Online<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">-Shops<\/span>which are based on the widely used&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Software<\/span>&nbsp;Magento based.<\/p>\n<p>The infiltrated code and the associated data outflow is usually not visible to users. The BSI currently has no information about the extent of the payment data already released by these attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Based on an analysis carried out by a developer of security tools for Magento, in September 2016 almost 6,000 of&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Online Skimming<\/span>&nbsp;concerned&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Online<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">-Shops<\/span>&nbsp;identified, including several hundred&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Shops<\/span>&nbsp;German operator.&nbsp;<abbr lang=\"en-GB\" title=\"Computer Emergency Response Team\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">CERT<\/abbr>-The Federal Government thereupon informed the respective responsible network operators in Germany of the affected&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Online<\/span>-Shops. According to current findings, this infection has not yet been removed by many operators or the&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webhosting.de\/en\/switch-rechenzentren-zahlen-geld-fuer-server-abwaerme\/\">Server<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;have been compromised once again. The vulnerabilities in Magento exploited by the attackers were exploited by the shop operators despite existing&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Software updates<\/span>apparently not closed. This allows&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Cyber<\/span>-criminals to continue using payment data and other personal data entered when placing orders. <a href=\"https:\/\/webhosting.de\/en\/personenbezogene-daten-sozialen-netzwerken\/\">Data<\/a> of customers. The number of currently known affected&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Online<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">-Shops&nbsp;<\/span>in Germany has risen to at least 1,000 as a result.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<abbr lang=\"en-GB\" title=\"Computer Emergency Response Team\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">CERT<\/abbr>-Today, the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bund des BSI) has again informed the responsible network operators in Germany about the&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Online<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">-Shops<\/span>&nbsp;in their networks and asks&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Provider<\/span>to forward the information to their customers (shop operators).<\/p>\n<p><q>\"Unfortunately, it is still the case that many operators fail to secure their <a href=\"https:\/\/webhosting.de\/en\/webhoster-und-performance-bei-online-shops\/\">online shops<\/a> act very carelessly. A large number of stores are running outdated software versions that contain several known security vulnerabilities\"<\/q>explains BSI President Arne Sch\u00f6nbohm.&nbsp;<q>\"Operators must live up to their responsibility for their customers and secure their services quickly and consistently\".<\/q><\/p>\n<h3>Liability of the shop operator<\/h3>\n<p>Under Article 13(7)&nbsp;<abbr title=\"Telemedia Act\">TMG<\/abbr>&nbsp;are operators of&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Online<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">-Shops<\/span>&nbsp;is obliged to maintain their systems in accordance with the&nbsp;<a class=\"RichTextIntLink Publication FTpdf\" title=\"State-of-the-art protection of telemedia services (Opens new window)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bsi.bund.de\/DE\/Presse\/Pressemitteilungen\/Presse2017\/ACS\/DE\/_\/downloads\/BSI-CS_125.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state of the art<\/a>&nbsp;to protect against attacks. A basic and effective measure for this is the regular and quick installation of available security updates.<\/p>\n<p>The BSI points out at this point that the obligation to secure systems is not only for companies, but also for all other business operators of&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Websites<\/span>&nbsp;applies. This also includes, for example, websites of private individuals or associations if their operation is intended to generate income on a permanent basis. This is already assumed if paid advertising in the form of banners is placed on websites.<\/p>\n<p>Operator of&nbsp;<span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">Online<\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\" xml_lang=\"en-GB\">-Shops<\/span>&nbsp;based on Magento can be used with the free service&nbsp;<a class=\"RichTextExtLink ExternalLink\" title=\"External Link MageReport\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magereport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MageReport<\/a>&nbsp;check whether your shop system has known security holes and is affected by the current attacks. Detailed information on how to fix each detected problem is provided.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dem Bundesamt f\u00fcr Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) liegen Informationen vor, nach denen aktuell mindestens 1.000 deutsche&nbsp;Online-Shops&nbsp;von&nbsp;Online-Skimming&nbsp;betroffen sind. Dabei nutzen&nbsp;Cyber-Kriminelle Sicherheitsl\u00fccken in veralteten Versionen der&nbsp;Shopsoftware, um sch\u00e4dlichen Programmcode einzuschleusen. Dieser sp\u00e4ht dann beim Bestellvorgang die Zahlungsinformationen der Kunden aus und \u00fcbermittelt sie an die T\u00e4ter. Betroffen sind&nbsp;Online-Shops, die auf der weit verbreiteten&nbsp;Software&nbsp;Magento basieren. 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