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Monday review - the hot 21 stories of the week

Monday review - the hot stories of the week

It's weekly roundup time. Here's all the great stuff we've written in the past seven days.

California duo charged with selling ready-to-hack Point-of-Sale systems to Subway branches

A pair of former Subway franchisees from California have been charged with cyberfraud against their former fellows.

The DoJ alleges they sold pre-compromised PoS systems that allowed them to plunder gift card credits from afar...

Point-of-Sale malware attacks – crooks expand their reach, no business too small

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SophosLabs has been tracking a set of incidents involving Point-of-Sale malware.

The crooks have added a few tricks over the last 15 months.

Find out what's new, and why no business can "fly under the radar" of cybercrime...

Point of sale devices and Canadian banks targeted by Citadel malware variant

Point of sale devices and Canadian banks targeted by Citadel malware variant

A new variant of the prevalent Citadel crimeware kit has been discovered to target Point of Sale (POS) devices. Find out more, in this analysis from SophosLabs expert James Wyke.

Thieves rig Barnes & Noble PIN pads to steal credit card data

Thieves rig Barnes & Noble PIN pads to steal credit card data

Hackers tampered with point-of-sale terminals at 63 bookstores to hijack customers' credit card and PIN information.

Keep an eye on your statements and watch for unauthorised transactions.

Men plead guilty to $10 million Subway restaurant hack

Men plead guilty to $10 million Subway restaurant hack

Two men have pleaded guilty to their part in a multi-million dollar scheme which saw the point-of-sale computers of hundreds of Subway restaurant stores hacked into, and the details of customers' payment cards stolen.

A picked pocket in Mallorca reveals chink in chip-and-PIN security

A picked pocket in Mallorca reveals widespread hole in chip-and-PIN security

Researchers at Cambridge University are warning that a issue common to ATMs and point-of-sale terminals could enable attackers to clone secure EMV Chip and PIN cards.

Four Romanians charged with multimillion-dollar hack of Subway, others

Free Subway gift card spam spreading on Facebook

The US Department of Justice has indicted and arrested four Romanians for credit card fraud perpetrated against Subway restaurants and other retailers concluding a three year investigation. Looks like default/easily cracked passwords enabled another needless theft.