The malware used to infiltrate the point-of-sale systems at Target, Neiman Marcus and other retailers appears to have been custom built for each job.
Investigators have determined the malware attacks are slightly different from retailer to retailer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Feb. 5.
William Noonan, a Secret Service cybersecurity specialist who spoke before the House energy and commerce subcommittee on Wednesday, remarked in his testimony that the hackers tailor made the malware in a sophisticated fashion.
“It’s not an off-the-shelf type of malware. The criminals are modifying and molding specific types of malware,” he said.
In a recent commentary, Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster remarked that the true nature of the POS attacks would prove to be far more complex than previously estimated. Read her commentary by clicking here.
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