malware on servers led to hannaford bros. security breach
It turns out that malware installed on servers in Europe, New York and Florida was the tool used by intruders to glean credit card data from Hannaford Brothers. I posted back on the 18th of March about the Hannaford Bros. grocery stores breach but the new details have just recently emerged concerning how the intrusion was accomplished. Evidently the malware intercepted the data as it was transmitted from the point of sale systems to the authorization partner.
Several points of entry are being examined by the store chain but it isn’t know yet exactly how the breach occurred. Among other ways, investigators are looking at lax firewall rules, server vulnerabilities and the possibility of an insider planting the malware.
more info at Infoworld
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