Security News

Thousands of Elasticsearch Servers Hijacked to Host PoS Malware
2017-09-13 19:51

Over 4,000 insecure Elasticsearch servers have been hosting the point-of-sale malware Alina and JackPoS.

PoS Flaws Allow Hackers to Steal Card Data, Change Prices (Security Week)
2017-08-25 15:23

Point-of-sale (PoS) systems developed by SAP and other vendors have serious vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers to steal payment card data from the targeted organization’s network and...

SAP Patches High-Risk Flaws in SAP POS, Host Agent (Threatpost)
2017-07-12 16:25

SAP fixed 23 vulnerabilities across roughly a dozen products on Tuesday, including a series of high-risk flaws in SAP POS and SAP Host Agent.

PoS malware hits food kiosks, steals payment card and biometric info (Help Net Security)
2017-07-10 17:31

PoS malware can lurk in the most unexpected of places, and some have recently been found in the payment kiosks by US-based vendor Avanti, stealing payment card and biometric information. Those...

PoS Malware Hits Avanti Payment Kiosks (Security Week)
2017-07-10 08:01

Hackers Steal Payment Card and Biometric Data From Avanti Kiosks read more

Fashion Retailer Buckle Finds Malware on PoS Systems (Security Week)
2017-06-19 08:58

The Buckle, Inc., a fashion retailer that operates more than 450 stores across the United States, informed customers on Friday that malware had been found on some of its point-of-sale (PoS)...

PoS attacks: Undetected vulnerabilities lay in wait (Help Net Security)
2016-12-08 12:45

Attivo Networks issued a report detailing severe vulnerabilities in the nation’s POS systems that could lead to large breaches during the Holiday shopping period and on into next year. The report,...

Zeus Variant ‘Floki Bot’ Targets PoS Data (Threatpost)
2016-12-07 20:26

Researchers have observed an uptick in attacks against US, Canadian and Brazilian banks and insurance firms using the banking malware Floki Bot.