Russian hackers were behind a huge British Airways data theft, just three months after the same group hit Ticketmaster, experts claim.   
Security researchers from Risk IQ say a group known as 'Magecart' were responsible for stealing 380,000 customers' details between August 21 and September 5. 
The breach involved the leak of complete payment card details, including three-digit 'CVV' codes not usually obtained by hackers. 




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Hackers 'set up custom built, targeted infrastructure to blend in with the BA website specifically and avoid detection for as long as possible', according to the Times

According to experts, Magecart operate by injecting surreptitious code designed to steal the sensitive data that customers submit when going through checkout cc online shopcc online shop.
One of these digital 'skimmers' was inserted into Ticketmaster website code through a third-party payment service provider. 
Risk IQ said BA's website was directly targeted and hackers had 'substantial access' to the site that was likely gained long before the data theft.






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