By Sara Peters
Point-of-sale malware is making brick-and-mortar shopping more dangerous. Online, attackers are beginning to value user accounts with payment information attached more than credit card details themselves.
Holiday shopping is dangerous. You could be tackled by other shoppers as you reach for the latest video game. You might go blind staring at your computer screen as you spend hours looking for a.gift that is not only perfect, but will also arrive on your doorstep in time for you to smack a bow on it. There are other dangers, though -- and the risks are changing.
Shopping at brick-and-mortar stores is not necessarily any safer than shopping online anymore. In fact, Don Jackson, director of threat intelligence for PhishLabs, told Dark Reading this week that he would rather hand his credit card data to a Web form than to a salesperson.
Why the shift in threat posture? One reason for that is the spate of point-of-sale malware that has made headlines all year. Another is that retailers often work harder to secure their e-commerce sites than their brick-and-mortar shops.
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