Security News

PoS Clients Targeted with Cobalt Strike, Card Scraping Malware
2019-03-01 13:42

Recent attacks against point-of-sale (PoS) thin clients around the world have been using card data scraping malware and the Cobalt Strike beacon, security firm Morphisec reveals.  read more

Data Breaches of the Week: Tales of PoS Malware, Latrine Status
2019-02-22 18:32

U.S. and subcontinent consumers were the most affected by this week's exposure revelations.

Breach at PoS Firm Hits Hundreds of U.S. Restaurants, Hotels
2019-02-19 20:07

Point-of-sale (PoS) solutions provider North Country Business Products, whose products are used at over 6,500 locations across the United States, recently disclosed a data breach that resulted in...

Square, PayPal POS Hardware Open to Multiple Attack Vectors
2018-10-30 21:10

Popular card readers like Square and PayPal have various flaws that allow attacks ranging from fraud to card data theft.

Street gang members indicted for stealing POS terminals
2018-09-13 13:41

...and using the credit card terminals to allegedly issue themselves fraudulent returns and to steal taxpayer IDs and bank info.

Installing a Credit Card Skimmer on a POS Terminal
2018-07-17 11:20

Watch how someone installs a credit card skimmer in just a couple of seconds. I don't know if the skimmer just records the data and is collected later, or if it transmits the data back to some...

Chili’s PoS breach: Want some credit card theft with your baby back ribs?
2018-05-16 11:55

Chili's is advising customers to check their bank records after discovering the point-of-sale breach.

PoS Malware ‘TreasureHunter’ Source Code Leaked
2018-05-10 20:04

The leak of point-of-sale malware source code is a double-edge sword to researchers who view it as boon to research, but a headache when it comes to inspiring future variants and attacks.

TreasureHunter PoS Malware Source Code Leaked Online
2018-05-10 15:25

New variants of the TreasureHunter point-of-sale (PoS) malware are expected to emerge after its source code was leaked online in March, Flashpoint warns. read more

PinkKite POS Malware Is Small but Powerful
2018-03-16 15:26

A newly discovered piece of malware targeting point-of-sale (POS) systems has a very small size but can do a lot on the infected systems, security researchers reveal. Called PinkKite, the POS...