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E-commerce platform X-Cart hit by a ransomware attack

The e-commerce software platform X-Cart suffered a ransomware attack at the end of October. The infection brought down customers e-stores hosted by the company on its platform. The company immediately launched an internal investigation and discovered that threat actors exploited a vulnerability in a third-party software management tool to access the hosting platform and install the ransomware. The vulnerability was in a 3rd party software tool we used to manage our service infrastructure. We have removed this tool from our systems and are working with a security firm to confirm the source of entry.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/110623/malware/x-cart-ransomware-attack.html

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