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Why Attacks Exploit Common POS Systems

Parking facility provider SP+ says it doesn’t know how many payment cards may have been exposed in the breach. Hackers use weak remote-access log-in credentials or a common POS software vulnerability, experts say. Security experts say more than one merchant typically uses the same POS software and system with the same access credentials. “The attackers will find what works to get in and use it over and over again,” Trend Micro’s Christopher Budd says. “They are looking for that thread – to see if it’s widely accepted software,” he says.”]

Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/attacks-exploit-common-pos-systems-a-7637

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