17-year-old behind malware used in Target hack2014-01-20 09:26 by DanielaTags: Target, malware, security
Security firm IntelCrawler says it has identified a Russian teenager as the author of the malware probably used in the cyberattacks against Target and Neiman Marcus, and that it expects more retailers to acknowledge that their systems were breached. The firm says the perpetrator wasn't responsible for the security breach, but rather sold the software - an inexpensive "off the shelf" malware known as BlackPOS - to cybercriminals throughout Eastern Europe for $2,000 or for a 50% share from the sales of all intercepted credit cards. "Well, we should be worried. One of the things the hackers do is take the malware as it's called. Once it's identified, then the security community can rally around it and put controls in place. But the problem is, the hackers know that. And they manipulate or mutate this malware, and then reuse it," SecureState CEO Ken Stasiak said. Target, the nation's second-largest retailer, has apologized for the security breach, which it said affected up to 110 million shoppers. Neiman Marcus has not said how many customers were affected by its breach, though several security analysts have said they believe it was at least 1 million shoppers. Read more -here-
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