The massive data breach at US retailer Target is probably linked to a broader global network of cybercrime that may have affected other merchants, security researchers said. US security firm iSight Partners concluded that the hackers who stole data on as many as 110 million Target customers comes from “a new piece of malicious software,” which “has potentially infected a large number of retail information systems,” according to a statement from the company, which has been working with US authorities.
(Source: The Hindu Business Line)