Target Hackers Used Phishing to Gain Access

Krebs on Security has more on the Target hack:

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/02/email-attack-on-vendor-set-up-breach-at-target/

Here is a snippet from that piece:

The breach at Target Corp. that exposed credit card and personal data on more than 110 million consumers appears to have begun with a malware-laced email phishing attack sent to employees at an HVAC firm that did business with the nationwide retailer, according to sources close to the investigation.

This story reads like an old cold war espionage tale.

Happy reading,

J.W. Gant