Expert who first revealed massive Target hack tells us how it happened BGRMore unofficial details about the late 2. Target hack that exposed up to 4. Krebs on Security reports, revealing that a piece of malware thats nearly identical to a 2. Called Black. POS, the program is a specialized piece of malware designed to be installed on point of sale POS devices and record all data from credit and debit cards swiped through the infected system. A more advanced version of Black. POS offers encryption support for stolen data and retails for 2,3. Even though the creator of Black. POS is not known, Krebs on Security tried to track the individual, known online as Antikiller, discovering that the hacker may be based in Russia or Ukraine and have ties with various cyber crime activities including distributed denial of service DDo. S attacks and protests linked to the Anonymous group. Its not clear whether his software was actually used in the Target attack, but Russian security firm Group IB has tied Black. POS to several similar attacks that affected in the past customers of major banks in the U. S. including Chase Newark, Delaware, Capital One Virginia, Richmond, Citibank South Dakota, Union Bank of California California, San Diego, Nordstrom FSB Debit Scottsdale, Arizona. The malware that was used in the Target hack has apparently been installed on POS machines at some point before November 2. Interestingly, a version of it referred to as Reedum by security firm Symantec may have been used in previous attacks dating back to June 2. FBI as a POS malware program, according to Googles Virustotal. Antikiller, allegedly the seller or Black. POS, a POS targeting malware nearly identical to the one used in the Target attacks Image credit Krebs on Security. Sources familiar with the investigation said that the software tools that were used in the attack were specifically designed to avoid detection. While its not clear how hackers managed to upload the malicious code on the POS machines, its known that the attackers were able to compromise a web server, which was then used to store data taken from POS devices. The bad guys were logging in remotely to that control server, and apparently had persistent access to it, a source close to the investigation said. They basically had to keep going in and manually collecting the dumps. As for the software running on POS machines, it is believed Target, like other U. S. stores, have traditionally used a home grown software called Domain Center of Excellence which is housed on Windows XP Embedded and Windows Embedded for Point of Service WEPOS. Once installed on POS devices, such malicious programs are able to capture the data on the magnetic stripe on credit and debit cards while its in the system memory immediately after a card has been swiped at the POS. While Target is yet to reveal any specific details about the cyber attack it suffered, the company is offering one year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection. Furthermore, if you think youre one of the 7. Grand Theft Auto V-Reloaded Torent there. More unofficial details about the late 2013 Target hack that exposed up to 40 million credit and debit cards and personal data for up to 70 million customers have. Need help with PayPal Login We have compiled a detailed tutorial on how to perform PayPal login my account. How To Hack Security Code Of Credit Card' title='How To Hack Security Code Of Credit Card' />In the uproar over the DNC, observers have been quick to point out the obvious There is no singular national body that regulates the security or even execution of. Credit reporting agency Equifax said Thursday that hackers have breached personal information belonging to 143 million Americans. That means that roughly.