Two Romanian hackers pleaded guilty to roles they played in the point-of-sale attacks that hit 100 Subway sandwich shops and other U.S. retailers. Details revealed in court expose common POS security vulnerabilities that remain a concern for smaller merchants and their banking institutions. The attacks pose increasing concern to all players in the payments industry, an industry expert says. The 8-Point Data Security Plan, as the NRA refers to it, aims to simplify POS security. The NRA is working with organizations like CARDS to help restaurants look beyond Payment Card Industry Security standards.”]
Source: https://www.inforisktoday.com/breach-exposes-pos-vulnerabilities-a-5125