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119,000 Fake Shops Linked to DoppelCart Scam
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In Short: Cybersecurity firm Nebty has identified about 119,000 domains linked to a fake shopping operation called DoppelCart, which can steal credit card details.
Cybersecurity company Nebty has linked about 119,000 domains to a fake shopping operation called DoppelCart, posing a significant threat to online shoppers. BleepingComputer reports that more than 105,000 DoppelCart shops were active in Nebty's latest scans, with the majority of the cluster remaining online.
Nebty CEO Benedikt Scheungraber told BleepingComputer that 96% of the confirmed shops shared identical build files and resolved to 27 commerce backends. Researchers found fake stores advertising discounts as high as 65%, and in some cases, these stores loaded assets directly from legitimate company servers.
Kurt 'CyberGuy' Knutsson warns that DoppelCart checkout pages can capture card details and other personal information as shoppers enter it online. The real danger starts when you decide to check out, as these sites impersonate legitimate businesses and can steal payment details at checkout, including one-time bank verification codes.
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