‘Dexter’ virus targets point-of-sale terminals
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Botnet | Dexter |
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Date | 2012 / 2012-12-28 |
Editor/Conference | Postmedia Network Inc. |
Link | http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Dexter+virus+targets+point+sale+terminals/7702029/story.html www.ottawacitizen.com (www.ottawacitizen.com Archive copy) |
Author | Vito Pilieci |
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Abstract
“ Cyber criminals out to steal credit card data have found a way to insert a computer virus directly into the hand-held point-of-sale terminals used at merchants around the world.
The virus, dubbed Dexter, represents a new threat for consumers in the heavy Christmas shopping season.
Until now, getting consumer card information from point-of-sale (POS) terminals has generally been labour-intensive. Criminals have had to steal the units to extract the data, or hide devices designed to read a card’s magnetic stripe on or near the terminals.
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