The Target Store Hack -- The NSA And Everyone Else Dropped The Ball

It turns out the malware that was used to target Target, Nieman-Marcus, and other retailers has been around for years, and was written by a 17-year-old from St Petersburg, Russia. The malware goes by the name BlackPOS and is incredibly easy to find, if one is in that "business."

This news is incredibly mind-boggling. And, oh, by the way, it uses security holes in Windows software.

The NSA missed this one -- imagine what professionals out of China, Russian, and Romania can do if a 17-year-old was able to do this and remain undetected for weeks.

I find it strange that the federal government has not made any public statement on this. 

No links: the story is everywhere and is easily googled.