Point-of-Sale malware attacks – crooks expand their reach, no business too small

JMH · Feb 16, 2013

We've recently been tracking a set of incidents involving malware attacking Point-of-Sale (PoS) equipment.

Your personally identifiable information (PII) flows into PoS devices, across PoS networks, and is processed by PoS servers, every time you pay for things without using cash.

As a result, PoS equipment and the local-area networks to support it are found all over the world, in both developed and developing countries.

When was the last time you tried to pay for a hotel stay in cash, for example?

Even if you settled the bill with cash, you probably swiped or waved a payment card when you checked in, just to avoid having to lay down a large cash deposit.

As a result, PoS systems are a lucrative target for crooks.

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Point-of-Sale malware attacks – crooks expand their reach, no business too small

JMH

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