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Two coders closely tied to Target-related malware, security firm says |
January 21, 2014
A Los Angeles security company has named a second individual living in Eastern Europe whom they suspect coded malicious software that was modified and used against Target.The information comes from an analysis of “cyberprints,” or a collection of data and postings on underground password-protected forums where stolen card data and malware are sold, said Dan Clements, IntelCrawler’s president, in a phone interview Monday.IntelCrawler named a 17-year-old Russian teenager on Friday it suspects created the Kaptoxa malware, also known as BlackPOS, which intercepts unencrypted payment card details just after a card is swiped at a point-of-sale terminal.On Monday, it revised the post and named a second individual. Clements said the revised post reflects new information that indicates the two individuals used the same nickname, “ree4,” in forum postings dating back to March 2013.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2089680/two-coders-closely-tied-to-targetrelated-malware-security-firm-says.html#tk.rss_all
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