Companies often focus on traditional cybersecurity measures while neglecting the risks posed by outdated third-party scripts and abandoned domains. The British Airways breach exemplifies how attackers can exploit a lookalike domain to siphon customer data without immediate detection. An experiment by cybersecurity researcher Inti De Ceukelaire underscored the dangers of abandoned domains, revealing sensitive information accessible from expired domains once belonging to organizations like hospitals and police agencies. This illustrates the need for improved awareness and modern tools to manage domain security proactively.
When a forgotten domain becomes an attack vector, outdated third-party scripts pose an open invitation to data theft, fraud, and regulatory fallout.
Had modern browser supply chain security tools been in place, the breach involving British Airways might have been prevented.
In a recent experiment, Belgian researcher Inti De Ceukelaire purchased expired domains and accessed 848 email inboxes, revealing sensitive personal information.
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