--- title: This computer retailer was pwned | daily.dev description: Canada Computers, a major Canadian computer retailer, had a credit card skimmer running on their website for at least 3 weeks (possibly months). The malicious... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-computer-retailer-was-pwned-ygeanfhjj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This computer retailer was pwned | daily.dev og:description: Canada Computers, a major Canadian computer retailer, had a credit card skimmer running on their website for at least 3 weeks (possibly months). The malicious... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-computer-retailer-was-pwned-ygeanfhjj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/yGEANfhjJ.png og:image:alt: This computer retailer was pwned og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This computer retailer was pwned **[Eric Parker](https://daily.dev/sources/ericparker)** · 13 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Canada Computers, a major Canadian computer retailer, had a credit card skimmer running on their website for at least 3 weeks (possibly months). The malicious JavaScript exfiltrated customer payment data to a remote server using deceptive domains. A web developer discovered and reported the issue, but the company closed the ticket and left the skimmer active until a Reddit post forced action. The analysis walks through the obfuscated JavaScript code, reveals how the skimmer captured billing information and credit card details, and discusses the company's failure to respond appropriately to security reports. Customers who shopped between December 8th and January 22nd should contact their banks to replace compromised cards. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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