In September-October 2019, hackers planted malware to steal card data from 6,589 online stores. The stolen card info relates to a security breach that ZDNet reported in October 2019. At the time, hackers breached the servers of Volusion, a Shopify-like platform that provides hosting for online stores. As one of the company's servers was breached, hackers placed malicious JavaScript code that was eventually loaded on some of the Volusion's customer stores. The malicious code recorded payment card details entered in checkout forms.
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