'ModPos' kernel monster threatens haul during festive shopping blitz
24 Nov 2015 at 05:13, Darren Pauli
The world's most complex sales till malware has been discovered ... after it ripped millions of bank cards from US retailers on the eve of post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzies.
The ModPOS malware has pilfered "multiple millions" of debit and credit cards from the unnamed but large retail companies incurring millions of dollars in damages.
The attackers have operated in a low-key, ultra professional manner since late 2013 and has only come to light after weeks of painstaking reverse-engineering efforts by malware experts.
They have kept mum, too. Cybercrime forums are entirely devoid of references to the malware.
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