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Ecardgrabber: Android App Sniffing Contactless Credit Card Details over the Air

23

Jun

2012

A security researcher from Germany released an Android application on Google Play that can obtain contactless credit card data over the air for a limited set of cards. Contactless credit cards can typically be used without a pin for transactions under ?10 by simply holding the card near a point of sale terminal.The Android application, […]

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No Reservations – Remote Access Trojan Pilfers Credit Cards from Hotels

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Apr

2012

Our intelligence center researchers recently uncovered attack code being sold in underground forums that uses a remote access Trojan to steal credit card information from a hotel point of sale (PoS) application. This scheme, which is focused on the hospitality industry, illustrates how criminals are using malware on enterprise machines to collect financial information from […]

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Targeted attacks steal credit cards from hospitality and educational institutions

30

Nov

2011

A little more than a week ago SophosLabs became aware of a resurgence of an attack against the education and hospitality industries. In at least one case the malware has shown up at a financial services company. One thing important to note is that it has only been seen at moderate to small size organizations. […]

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