August 26, 2014

Backoff Malware Spread Might Have Been Contained With Basic Defenses

Backoff is closely related to the malware that infected Target in 2013, according to Jerome Segura, senior security researcher at Malwarebytes. The Malwarebytes security software was already detecting Backoff before the DHS alert and identifying it as a Trojan, Segura said.

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