Researchers Observe More than a Hundred Connections to 'Backoff' Sinkhole - SC Magazine
SC Magazine, By Adam Greenberg
Researchers with Kaspersky Lab were able to sinkhole two command-and-control servers used by certain Backoff point-of-sale malware samples gathered between January and March, according to a Friday post.
The researchers observed more than a hundred victims connecting to the sinkhole within a “few days,” the majority of which were located in the U.S. and Canada, the post indicates.
Among the victims were a global freight shipping and transport logistics company based in North America, a payroll association based in North America, a U.S. liquor store chain, an ISP in Alabama, a Mexican food chain based in the U.S., and a California-based manager of office buildings. Read more.
