Disgrasya PyPi Package: When Credit Card Thieves Go Shopping for Fraud
A sneaky PyPi package named “disgrasya” pulled off a massive heist, exploiting WooCommerce sites to validate stolen credit cards. This digital mischief, downloaded 34,000 times, had fraudsters rubbing their hands with glee. Despite its removal, the package’s popularity underscores the wild world of online carding antics.
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Hot Take:
Move over, traditional supply chain attacks; there’s a new kid in town, and it’s not even pretending to be good. The “disgrasya” package has given cybercriminals a new playground, shamelessly announcing its wicked intentions from the get-go. Who knew that honesty could be so… malicious?
Key Points:
- A malicious PyPi package named ‘disgrasya’ was downloaded over 34,000 times.
- Targeted WooCommerce stores using CyberSource for credit card validation.
- Package openly described its intention to perform malicious activities.
- Emulated legitimate shopping processes to validate stolen credit cards.
- Detection is difficult due to the package’s ability to blend with normal traffic.
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