Visibility of network POS traffic leads to quicker detection
By Ionut Ilascu on October 24th, 2014 Backoff POS malware has made a lot of ripples lately, with multiple variants being leveraged in attacks on different retailers in the US, leading to an increased number of incidents associated with it.
One of the most recent confirmations of Backoff POS malware compromising payment processing systems comes from Dairy Queen, which suffered a card breach on 395 of its stores and one Julius Orange location in August.
However, the malware has been used so aggressively that it prompted an advisory from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) towards the end of August, informing that over 1,000 businesses had been impacted by Backoff. Full Article
Backoff POS Malware Infections Spike in Q3 2014
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