'Dexter' Malware Caught Swiping Credit Card Numbers From POS Systems
A new piece of malware is targeting point-of-sale (POS) systems at retailers, hotel chains and other businesses worldwide.
According to Seculert, the malware—known as "Dexter"—has been seen found being used in hundreds of attacks during the past two to three months. The malware has hit systems in 40 different countries, with the largest percentage (42 percent) in North America. Nineteen percent are located in the United Kingdom.
"Instead of going through the trouble of infecting tens of thousands of consumer PCs or physically installing a skimmer, an attacker can achieve the same results by targeting just a few POS systems with specially crafted malware," blogged Seculert CTO Aviv Raff. "Dexter is one example of such malware."
