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Home   »   PoS RAM scraper

Defending Against PoS RAM Scrapers

  • Posted on:March 11, 2015 at 7:14 pm
  • Posted in:Malware
  • Author:
    Numaan Huq (Senior Threat Researcher)
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Stealing payment card data has become an everyday crime that yields quick monetary gains. Attackers aim to steal the data stored in the magnetic stripe of payment cards, optionally clone the cards, and run charges on the accounts associated with them. The topic of PoS RAM scraper malware always prompts businesses and retailers to ask…

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Tags: POS malwarePoS RAM scraperPoS system

PwnPOS: Old Undetected PoS Malware Still Causing Havoc

  • Posted on:March 3, 2015 at 11:02 pm
  • Posted in:Malware
  • Author:
    Jay Yaneza (Threats Analyst)
4

We have been observing a new malware that infects point-of-sale (POS) systems. This malware may have been active since 2013, possibly earlier. Trend Micro will be naming this new malware family as PwnPOS to differentiate it from other known PoS malware families. In this blog post, we will discuss the technical details of this PoS…

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Tags: information theftPOSPOS malwarePoS RAM scraper

Protecting Your Money: How Does PoS Malware Get In?

  • Posted on:February 18, 2015 at 5:27 pm
  • Posted in:Malware
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
0

2014 can be remembered as the year when PoS malware attacks became truly widespread. Many retailers and other businesses became victims of these attacks, which resulted in financial losses and embarrassment for their victims. One can ask: how do these organizations become victims of PoS malware in the first place? Most of the methods used…

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Tags: POSPOS malwarePoS RAM scraper

Looking Back (and Forward) at PoS Malware

  • Posted on:January 21, 2015 at 5:00 am
  • Posted in:Malware
  • Author:
    Numaan Huq (Senior Threat Researcher)
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2014 became the year that placed PoS (point-of-sale) threats in the spotlight. Make no mistake—PoS threats have existed for years. However, the Target data breach last January was the first incident that made the general public notice this threat. 2014: the Year of PoS Malware While the Target breach may have been the first PoS-related…

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Tags: BlackPOSPOSPOS malwarePoS RAM scraper

Planes, Trains & Automobiles – Are You Safe From PoS Malware Anywhere?

  • Posted on:December 4, 2014 at 2:37 am
  • Posted in:Malware
  • Author:
    Numaan Huq (Senior Threat Researcher)
0

The celebration of Thanksgiving and Black Friday last week marks the start of the holiday shopping season for majority of the world. For most, this means vacations, family, friends, traveling, and of course, shopping. This is also the time for watching feel-good holiday movie reruns on television. One of my favorite movies is a Steve…

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Tags: MalwarePOSPOS malwarePoS RAM scraper
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