{"id":33499,"date":"2019-10-31T21:52:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T18:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/blog\/podmena-koda-proektov-picreel-i-alpaca-forms-privela-k-komprometatsii-4684-sajtov\/"},"modified":"2019-10-31T21:52:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T18:52:57","slug":"podmena-koda-proektov-picreel-i-alpaca-forms-privela-k-komprometatsii-4684-sajtov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/podmena-koda-proektov-picreel-i-alpaca-forms-privela-k-komprometatsii-4684-sajtov","title":{"rendered":"Code substitution in Picreel and Alpaca Forms projects led to the compromise of 4,684 websites","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Security researcher Willem de Groot <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gwillem\/status\/1127617495911804935\">reported<\/a><\/noindex>, as a result of the infrastructure breach, the attackers were able to insert malicious code into the web analytics system <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.picreel.com\/\">Picreel<\/a><\/noindex> and an open platform for generating interactive web forms <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alpacajs.org\/\">Alpaca Forms<\/a><\/noindex>. The JavaScript code substitution led to the compromise of 4684 websites using these systems (<noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/publicwww.com\/websites\/%22assets.pcrl.co%22\/\">1249<\/a><\/noindex> \u2013 Picreel and  <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/urlscan.io\/result\/b6aaefd5-851b-4c60-8253-d5153f2eab21\">3435<\/a><\/noindex> \u2013 Alpaca Forms). <\/p>\n<p>The injected <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/gwillem\/866af760afcef583ebed23948cbbc589\">malicious code<\/a><\/noindex> collected information about the completion of all web forms on the sites and could also lead to the interception of payment information and authentication parameters. The intercepted information was sent to the server font-assets.com disguised as image requests. There is currently no information on how precisely the infrastructure of Picreel and the CDN network for delivering the Alpaca Forms script were compromised. It is only known that during the attack on Alpaca Forms, scripts delivered through the Cloud CMS content delivery network were substituted. <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/urlscan.io\/result\/b6aaefd5-851b-4c60-8253-d5153f2eab21\">The malicious insertion<\/a><\/noindex> was disguised as a data array in the <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.pcrl.co\/js\/jstracker.min.js\">minimized version<\/a><\/noindex> of the script (the code decryption can be viewed <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/gwillem\/866af760afcef583ebed23948cbbc589\">here<\/a><\/noindex>).<\/p>\n<p><center><noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/D6YaImnW0AUhgEU.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Code substitution in Picreel and Alpaca Forms projects led to the compromise of 4,684 websites\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/3a4c2df1d9e1a06ed419bebb8a97da9d.png\" style=\"display:block;margin: 0 auto;\" \/><\/a><\/noindex><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Among the users of the compromised projects are many large companies, including Sony, Forbes, Trustico, FOX, ClassesUSA, 3Dcart, Saxo Bank, Foundr, RocketInternet, Sprit, and Virgin Mobile. Considering that this is not the first attack of this kind (see the <noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opennet.ru\/opennews\/art.shtml?num=49568\">incident<\/a><\/noindex> with the substitution of the StatCounter counter), website administrators are advised to be very cautious about placing third-party JavaScript code, especially on pages related to payments and authentication.<\/p>\n<p><noindex><a rel=\"nofollow\" name=\"link\"><\/a><\/noindex><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a \ncontent=\"nofollow\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opennet.ru\/opennews\/art.shtml?num=50673\">opennet.ru<\/a><\/p>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0418\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0412\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0435\u043c \u0434\u0435 \u0413\u0440\u043e\u043e\u0442 (Willem de Groot) \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0438\u043b, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432 \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0435 \u0432\u0437\u043b\u043e\u043c\u0430 \u0438\u043d\u0444\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u044b \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u043c\u043e\u0433\u043b\u0438 \u0432\u043d\u0435\u0434\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0441\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0432\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0443 \u0432 \u043a\u043e\u0434 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b web-\u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0438 Picreel \u0438 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0433\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0445 web-\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c Alpaca Forms. \u041f\u043e\u0434\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0430 JavaScript-\u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0430 \u043a \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 4684 \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u043e\u0432, \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0445 \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430\u0445 \u0443\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b (1249 &#8212; Picreel \u0438 3435 &#8212; Alpaca Forms). \u0412\u043d\u0435\u0434\u0440\u0451\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":1,"featured_media":25200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[702],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u0418\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0412\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0435\u043c \u0434\u0435 \u0413\u0440\u043e\u043e\u0442 (Willem de Groot) \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0438\u043b, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432 \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0435 \u0432\u0437\u043b\u043e\u043c\u0430 \u0438\u043d\u0444\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u044b.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Yuri Gagarin\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/podmena-koda-proektov-picreel-i-alpaca-forms-privela-k-komprometatsii-4684-sajtov\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.1.1\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ProHoster | \u041a\u0443\u043f\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0435\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0445\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0433 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u0441 \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u043e\u0442 DDoS, VPS VDS \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0435\u0440\u044b\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83e\udd47\u041f\u043e\u0434\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0432 Picreel \u0438 Alpaca Forms \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0430 \u043a \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 4684 \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u043e\u0432 | ProHoster\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u0418\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0412\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0435\u043c \u0434\u0435 \u0413\u0440\u043e\u043e\u0442 (Willem de Groot) \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0438\u043b, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432 \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0435 \u0432\u0437\u043b\u043e\u043c\u0430 \u0438\u043d\u0444\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u044b.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/podmena-koda-proektov-picreel-i-alpaca-forms-privela-k-komprometatsii-4684-sajtov\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logo-350.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:secure_url\" content=\"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logo-350.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-10-31T18:52:57+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-10-31T18:52:57+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prohoster\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prohoster\" \/>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"\ud83e\udd47The code substitution of the Picreel and Alpaca Forms projects led to the compromise of 4684 websites | ProHoster","description":"Security researcher Willem de Groot reported that as a result of the infrastructure breach.","canonical_url":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/podmena-koda-proektov-picreel-i-alpaca-forms-privela-k-komprometatsii-4684-sajtov","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":null,"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"ProHoster | \u041a\u0443\u043f\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0435\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0445\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0433 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u0441 \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u043e\u0442 DDoS, VPS VDS \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0435\u0440\u044b","og:type":"article","og:title":"\ud83e\udd47\u041f\u043e\u0434\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0435\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0432 Picreel \u0438 Alpaca Forms \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0430 \u043a \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 4684 \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u043e\u0432 | ProHoster","og:description":"\u0418\u0441\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0412\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0435\u043c \u0434\u0435 \u0413\u0440\u043e\u043e\u0442 (Willem de Groot) \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0438\u043b, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432 \u0440\u0435\u0437\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0435 \u0432\u0437\u043b\u043e\u043c\u0430 \u0438\u043d\u0444\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u044b.","og:url":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/podmena-koda-proektov-picreel-i-alpaca-forms-privela-k-komprometatsii-4684-sajtov","og:image":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logo-350.jpg","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logo-350.jpg","og:image:width":350,"og:image:height":350,"article:published_time":"2019-10-31T18:52:57+00:00","article:modified_time":"2019-10-31T18:52:57+00:00","article:publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prohoster","article:author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prohoster"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"33499","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":null,"og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":null,"schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"local_seo":null,"seo_analyzer_scan_date":"2026-01-21 15:31:39","breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"reviewed_by":null,"ai":null,"created":"2021-03-01 02:39:23","updated":"2026-01-21 15:31:39","focus_keyword":null,"additional_keywords":null,"truseo_locale":null},"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}