"Visa Warns Against New PoS Attacks, Fin8 Fingered As the Culprit"

Visa's Payment Fraud Disruption department identified three separate attacks on point-of-sale (PoS) systems used by gas stations and hospitality merchants. According to the credit card company, these attacks began last summer. These attacks aimed to steal payment card data. One attack was executed through the performance of a phishing attack on a company employee. The success of the phishing attack led to the installation of a remote access trojan, which then allowed cybercriminals to move laterally through a network to the PoS system. In another attack, criminals were able to compromise the PoS environment by accessing the company network using a RAM scraper and an unknown method. Findings from the analysis of the malware used in these attacks suggest that FIN8, a financially-motivated hacking group, is likely the perpetrator. This article continues to discuss the new PoS attacks and the supposed group behind the launch of these attacks.

SC Magazine reports "Visa Warns Against New POS Attacks, Fin8 Fingered As the Culprit"