Simple PwnPOS RAM Scraper Stays Hidden for Two Years
"Security vendor Trend Micro has warned of a new strain of point-of-sale (PoS) malware designed to lift and exfiltrate customer card data, which has managed to stay undetected since 2013.
Dubbed PwnPOS to distinguish it from the numerous other families of PoS malware that have emerged in recent months, this strain has been able to fly under the radar of detection systems thus far “due to its simple but thoughtful construction,” according to Trend Micro threat analyst Jay Yaneza."