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Security Vendors Self-Censor Target Breach Details

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-security-breach? dept.

angry tapir writes "At least three security companies have scrubbed information related to Target from the Web, highlighting the ongoing sensitivity around one of the largest-ever data breaches. How hackers broke into Target and installed malware on point-of-sale terminals that harvested up to 40 million payment card details is extremely sensitive. Now, details that give insight into the attack are being hastily removed or redacted by security companies."

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  1. Closing the Barn Door... by pcwhalen · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...after all the cows got out.

    Day late and a dollar short to worry about BlackPOS. Variants of "Dexter, first documented by Seculert in December 2012, is a Windows-based malware used to steal credit card data from PoS systems."

    http://www.arbornetworks.com/a...

    They have had 3 flavors so far:
    1.] Stardust (looks to be an older version, perhaps version 1)
    2.] Millenium (note spelling)
    3.] Revelation (two observed malware samples; has the capability to use FTP to exfiltrate data)

    I can buy any of these programs with a Tor browser, an ICQ client and some Bitcoin at any carder site on line.

    A little late to be worried about snippets of code.

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    Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain with all your metadata.