Remember howTarget was struck by malwarethat caused it to give up contingent of 40 million credit entry and debit card ? Well , turns out thatHome Depot ’s recent security measure lapsewas a result ofthe exact same hack .
Target Confirms Up to 40 Million Credit and Debit Cards Hacked
Krebs on Security reportsthat last week ’s Home Depot . literary hack was “ aided in part by a new random variable of the same malicious software program that steal placard account datum from cash registers at Target last December . ” A generator , involved with the investigation , lay claim that the store was attain by a newfangled variate of “ BlackPOS ” which siphons data from cards that are swiped at infected point - of - sales agreement systems running Microsoft Windows . An old version of the same malware was used against Target .
The new malware is apparently rather saucy than previous iteration . Krebs explain :
[ T]he updated variation , which it first distinguish on Aug. 22 , sports a few notable new features , including an enhanced capability to capture lineup information from the strong-arm memory of infected point - of - sale devices … the young version also has a feature of speech that disguise the malware as a component of the antivirus intersection running on the system .
particular garnered from the investigation of BlackPOS also apparently suggest that “ the Home Depot breach may involve compromise store transactions go back at least several months . ” If that ’s true , the hack ’s could be incredibly far-flung by now . The advice remain the same : If you late made a misstep to Home Depot , you may need to call your savings bank to check that your card selective information is unattackable . [ Krebs on certificate ]
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