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New Breed of Magecart: GTMs Working Together, JavaScript Hidden in CSS
by Source Defense The Source Defense Research team has uncovered another active eSkimming campaign which demonstrates the use of novel techniques, and an increasing adversarial focus on attacking websites with techniques that ...

What QSAs Are Saying About PCI DSS 4.0.1 and eSkimming Controls
by Source Defense On a recent Source Defense roundtable, seasoned QSAs gathered to discuss the latest PCI DSS 4.0.1 updates—specifically requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1—and how organizations should respond. What followed was a ...
Client-Side Security Breach Alert: Blue Shield of California Exposes 4.7 Million Members’ Health Data Through Web Analytics Configuration
by Source Defense A recent incident at Blue Shield of California highlights the critical importance of client-side security controls when implementing third-party scripts on healthcare websites. The nonprofit health plan has disclosed ...
New Magecart Variant Targets UK Retailer in Stealthy Double-Entry Attack
Source Defense Research Blog | April 23, 2025 A Familiar Threat Resurfaces in the UK Our Source Defense Research team has uncovered an active Magecart-style eSkimming attack targeting a major UK-based online ...
CSP FY: A Magecart Attack That Dodges Policy—and Makes a Joke While Doing It
by Source Defense When attackers are clever enough to name their cookie “csp_f_y,” you know they’re not just exfiltrating data—they’re mocking your defenses. In a recent attack spotted by the Source Defense ...

How to Comply with PCI DSS 4.0 Requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1
The countdown to compliance is in its final stretch. With the third and final phase of PCI DSS 4.0 requirements taking effect on March 31, 2025, organizations are under increasing pressure to ...

Polyfill – Additional Analysis and Discovery: Signs of PII and Credential Harvesting, Broad Exposure through Digital Supply Chain
With the introduction of PCI DSS 4.0, merchants are now grappling with new requirements that aim to enhance the security of cardholder data. At a recent roundtable hosted by Source Defense, industry ...

Navigating the New PCI DSS 4.0 Requirements: Key Takeaways from Industry Experts
With the introduction of PCI DSS 4.0, merchants are now grappling with new requirements that aim to enhance the security of cardholder data. At a recent roundtable hosted by Source Defense, industry ...

Security Flaw in CoCalc: One Click and Your Cloud is Ruined
TL;DR Imperva Threat Research discovered and reported a security flaw in the CoCalc Cloud environment. The flaw enabled potential attackers to completely take over a target’s account with only a single click ...

Are HTTP Content-Security-Policy (CSP) Headers Sufficient to Secure Your Client Side?
Modern web frameworks have shifted business logic from the server side to the client side (web browser), enhancing performance, flexibility, and user experience. However, this move introduces security and privacy concerns, as ...