Software Vulnerabilities December 16, 2020

E-Commerce Skimming is the New POS Malware

7 min read - As the holiday shopping season shifts into high gear, the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating an ongoing trend: shoppers are opting to buy online. Rather than flooding brick-and-mortar stores — and point-of-sale (POS) machines — with sales, studies suggest a high percentage of…

Advanced Threats April 7, 2020

ITG08 (aka FIN6) Partners With TrickBot Gang, Uses Anchor Framework

6 min read - Financially motivated, adaptable, sophisticated and persistent, the ITG08 threat group is likely to remain one of the most potent cybercriminal groups in this new decade.

Retail December 11, 2019

Staying Vigilant About Retail Security Does Not End on Black Friday

8 min read - As one of the most targeted industries, retailers should be taking measures to build a secure infrastructure ahead of the holidays and keep retail security evolving and maturing all year long.

November 5, 2019

Threat Actor Using C&C Server to Host Ransomware, POS Carding Malware and Other Threats

2 min read - A threat actor is targeting various organizations using a command-and-control (C&C) server that hosts samples of ransomware, point-of-sale (POS) carding malware and other digital threats.

March 20, 2019

GlitchPOS Creator Offers Instructional Video to Make Deploying POS Malware Easier

2 min read - Security researchers discovered a strain of POS malware dubbed GlitchPOS that comes with an instructional video to help would-be cybercriminals steal credit card data.

November 30, 2018

Brand New Bag? TrickBot Malware Adds POS Data Collection Module

2 min read - Security researchers observed TrickBot malware that utilizes a new capability: point-of-sale (POS) data collection.

Retail November 15, 2017

Don’t Let a Retail Vulnerability Cause Holiday Havoc

3 min read - Stores and vendors must make sure they are minimizing the risk of a retail vulnerability ruining the holiday season.

Data Protection October 3, 2017

POS Malware Breach Sees Payment Cards Hit Underground Shops

8 min read - A popular fast-food chain and supermarket were recently breached by POS malware. Some of the credit card details had been up for sale for more than a week.

September 14, 2017

POS Attacks Possible as Different Types of Malware Infect 4,000 ElasticSearch Servers

2 min read - Kromtech Security found different types of malware that infected more than 4,000 ElasticSearch servers. Other security experts found additional risks.

June 1, 2017

Chipotle Data Breach Investigation Shows Fraudsters Aimed at Endpoints

2 min read - Chipotle released the results of an internal investigation that revealed poor endpoint security and maintainance was to blame for a data breach.