More U.S. retailers hit by Target-like hacks
01-18-2014
Tags: hack, target, secured data, personal data, ssn, address
Cybercriminals have stolen payment card data from six more U.S. retailers. They used point-of-sale malware that compromised Target, a computer crime intelligence company claims.The retailers names not released publicly, but IntelCrawler is providing technical information related to the breaches to law enforcement.IntelCrawler has also identified a 17-year-old Russian who it says created the BlackPOS malware, which intercepts unencrypted payment card data after a card is swiped. Security experts believe malware based on BlackPOS was used against Target.
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