British Airways hack: Infosec experts finger third-party scripts on payment pages

British Airways hack: Infosec experts finger third-party scripts on payment pages

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/11/british_airways_website_scripts/

Security experts are debating the cause of the British Airways mega-breach, with external scripts on its payment systems emerging as a prime suspect in the hack.

Although BA hasn't disclosed the root of the breach, the unusual precision it ascribed to the hack's duration suggests it may already know what happened.

British Airways hack: Infosec experts finger third-party scripts on payment pages

Sep 11, 2018, 11:18am UTC
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/11/british_airways_website_scripts/ > Security experts are debating the cause of the British Airways mega-breach, with external scripts on its payment systems emerging as a prime suspect in the hack. > Although BA hasn't disclosed the root of the breach, the unusual precision it ascribed to the hack's duration suggests it may already know what happened.