With the increasing popularity of e-commerce platforms like OpenCart, the cases of malware infections have also risen. Hackers and cybercriminals have been modifying the core files of these CMSs to steal the credit card information of store customers. Some symptoms of such kind of hack are as follows:

1. Credit Cards of customers have been used to make fraudulent transactions
2. Errors while trying to purchase items on the store
3. The checkout process is slow and gets stuck
4. Unknown popups & messages on the website
5. Logging in to the admin area takes longer

Steps to prevent Credit Card Hijack & Identify the cause Hack

1. Update your OpenCart/WordPress website to the latest version:
2. Scan file uploads for malware scanning
3. Change the username and password of admin accounts
4. Change database password
5. Scan Server Logs (Access & Error)
6. Prevent future attacks with a Website Firewall

Video Timeline

0:00 Introduction

0:28 What is Credit card hijacking

1:15 Identifying Credit card hack

5:26 Fixing the Credit card hack in OpenCart

Useful Links

Immediate Help - https://www.getastra.com/website-cleanup-malware-removal

Guide to fix credit card hack in OpenCart - https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/how-to-remove-fix-magento-opencart-credit-card-malware-hack/