Magento 1 is Dead - What now?
Nearly 2,000 stores using Magento 1 software were hacked over the weekend in what is being called the largest digital skimming campaign in documented history.
Sansec, the company responsible for detecting this event, estimated that tens of thousands of customers had their personal data stolen. For details on the attack, here’s the article.
Since Magento 1 was declared end-of-life last June, the platform is unsupported and has become completely exposed to hackers. The businesses affected in this attack and anyone still using the platform are liable for data breaches.
The exact attack strategy used by the hackers has not yet been fully determined, and some 95,000 businesses are still using Magento 1 worldwide. If you are currently using M1, your customers’ data is at risk if it’s not already stolen, and the financial penalties for exposing customer credit card data are steep.
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