Beware of PoS Malware Becoming More Sophisticated
New strains of Point-of-Sale (PoS) malware are increasingly sophisticated. One of the latest, ModPOS malware, has been described as "the most sophisticated PoS malware" yet. Jason Tan, CEO & co-founder, Sift Science, said this about ModPOS:
"The discovery of this sophisticated malware underscores how important it is for retailers to adopt the strongest safeguards possible to protect sensitive payment information – and prevent criminals from successfully using this information to commit fraud. This includes practicing end-to-end encryption of customer data, providing EMV card readers in stores, and implementing a real-time anti-fraud solution online to spot card-not-present fraud before it hits."
Read more at PoS Malware Threats Just in Time for the Busy Credit Card Season.