#avoiding poseidon malware

PoSeidon Malware – the Solution Is to Take Credit Card Data AWAY from PoS Systems

Researchers with Cisco’s Talos Security Intelligence and Research Group have identified a new point-of-sale (POS) malware family – referred to as ‘PoSeidon’ – that takes steps to maintain persistence and also has mechanisms for updating. The new malware targets POS systems, scrapes the memory of infected machines for payment card information, and exfiltrates the data to servers – many of which…