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ITS111 – Introduction to IS Security
Seminar One – Security in the News Attack 1 Title: Home Depot Hit By Same Malware as Target

Type of Attack Description: BlackPOS infects computers running Windows that are part of POS systems and have card readers attached to them. Once installed on a POS system, the malware identifies the running process associated with the credit card reader and steals payment card Track 1 and Track 2 data from its memory. This is the information stored on the magnetic strip of payment cards and can later be used to clone them.
Attack Description: Its a new variant of “BlackPOS” (a.k.a. “Kaptoxa”), a malware strain designed to siphon data from cards when they are swiped at infected point-of-sale systems running Microsoft Windows.

Attack 1 Reference(s)
Constantin, L. (2013). Krebs on Security. Retrieved from http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/09/home-depot-hit-by-same-malware-as-target/

Attack 2 Title: The Sony Pictures hack, explained

Type of Attack Description: hackers implanted Wiper on Sony's computer infrastructure, a malware software program designed to erase data from the servers. That malware uses Microsoft Windows’ own management and network file sharing features to propagate, shut down network services, and reboot computers

Attack Description: It was an attack by North korea in response to the movie “The Interview” a comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korean leader. The attackers stole huge swaths of confidential documents from the Hollywood studio and posted them online in the following weeks

Attack 2 Reference(s)
Peterson, A. (2014). The Sony Pictures hack, explained. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/12/18/the-sony-pictures-hack-explained/

Attack 3 Title: Evernote Pounded By Aggressive Cyber Attack

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