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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. One thing they are keeping quiet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    is that it was an inside job. Basically, Target offshored the work, and now they are trying to figure out who released this virus. Getting India to cooperate is hard to do.