North Korea Begins PoS Attacks with New Malware

North Korea is taking aim at point-of-sale systems as part of its ongoing criminal fundraising efforts. Proofpoint researchers have uncovered what it’s calling the first publicly documented instance of a nation-state targeting a POS-related framework for the theft of credit-card data, carried out by the notorious Lazarus Group hacking arm of Pyongyang. The firm said that the timing of these near the holiday shopping season makes the potential financial losses considerable, given that most retail businesses around the world report their highest volume of sales between November and December.