A security firm has identified a teenager in Russia as the author of the malware used in the cyber attacks against Target and Neiman Marcus, and warned retailers to be prepared for more potential breaches.
A security firm has identified a teenager in Russia as the author of the malware used in the cyber attacks against Target and Neiman Marcus, and warned retailers to be prepared for more potential breaches.
Amid all the news that hackers gave gotten their hands on millions of credit card numbers and contact information from at least five retailers – including Neiman Marcus – many of you might be wondering what those thieves could really net from just an email address, home address, phone number or a credit card number.
The malware behind the Target breach —and possibly one at Neiman Marcus —was written by a Russian boy about 17 years old, according to an intelligence firm’s report. As noted by Gawker , the boy isn’t thought to have been directly involved in the hack on the store. “The real bad…
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