E-commerce software vendor X-Cart fell target to a ransomware attack at the end of October 2020.
The attack brought down customer stores hosted on the company’s hosting platform.
The incident was initiated after attackers exploited a vulnerability in a third-party software to gain access to X-Cart’s store hosting systems.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/ransomware-hits-e-commerce-platform-x-cart/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/x-cart
"id": "xca01551122",
"linkid": "x-cart",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2020",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'E-commerce',
'name': 'X-Cart',
'type': 'E-commerce software vendor'}],
'attack_vector': 'Vulnerability in third-party software',
'date_detected': 'October 2020',
'description': 'E-commerce software vendor X-Cart fell victim to a ransomware '
'attack at the end of October 2020. The attack brought down '
'customer stores hosted on the company’s hosting platform. The '
'incident was initiated after attackers exploited a '
'vulnerability in a third-party software to gain access to '
'X-Cart’s store hosting systems.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': 'Customer stores on hosting platform'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Third-party software vulnerability'},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on X-Cart',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Third-party software vulnerability'}