Magecart Attacks Hit Hundreds Of US Restaurants

Security researchers have found two separate Magecart campaigns that are targeting online ordering platforms in the US. These campaigns are designed for financial gain using Magecart e-skimming software  which enable criminals to exfiltrate payments card details. The attacks have affected at least 311 US restaurants by injecting the software into three platforms - MenuDrive, HarborTouch, and InTouchPOS - all popular domains that host restaurant websites. 

According to Recorded Future, some of those restaurants remain infected and the malicious domains remain active.

As many as 50,000 payment cards have already been identified on the Dark Web as originating from this campaign, and many more may have been exposed. The first campaign targeted MenuDrive and Harbortouch. The campaign began in January 2022 and the attackers hit a large number of partner restaurants using the domain’s services. 

Online ordering platforms for restaurants enable customers to make online food orders and allow restaurants to outsource the burden of developing an ordering system. 

While  well-developed online ordering platforms like Uber Eats and DoorDash dominate the market, there are hundreds of smaller online ordering platforms that serve small, local restaurants, and even small-scale platforms may have hundreds of restaurants as clients. As a result, online ordering platforms have become a high-value target for threat actors conducting Magecart e-skimmer attacks because compromising a single online ordering platform typically results in the exposure of online transactions performed at a significant portion of the restaurants that use the platform.

The second campaign began no later than November 12 2021 and impacted 157 restaurants using InTouchPOS and is thought to have been perpetrated by the same criminals. In total, over 400 e-commerce websites have been infected  since May 2020 and the malicious software could still be present on some of the websites. Customers are advised to be cautious of using their payment card on these sites as the effects of the campaign are not fully mitigated.

When even a single platform is attacked, dozens or even hundreds of restaurants can have their transactions compromised, which allows cyber criminals to steal vast amounts of customer payment card data disproportionate to the number of systems they actually hack. 

With these risks of Magecart and digital supply chain attacks it is suggested that e-commerce companies, such as restaurants, food delivery companies and their payments providers employ focused solutions to protect users’ accounts. 

Recorded Future:   Oodaloop;   Infosecurity Magazine:   SC Magazine:   KonBriefing:    Corero:   National News:

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