In this post Scott Thompson explores the basics of Point-of-Sale Security analyzing threats and possible solutions. In late 2013, Target Corporations payment network was breached, and over 70 million customers had their card payment information stolen. Attacks would adapt and more customers would have their card numbers stolen, thus costing banks and merchants millions of dollars. The total estimate cost of credit card theft to banks in 2014 was around 11 billion. The Payment Card Industry Security Council (PCI SSC) provides a standard safety measure for merchants about their payment systems.”]
Source: http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/39698/cyber-crime/point-of-sale-payment-security.html