Russian malware spies on US ATMs

Security firm Group-IB has identified a malware program called Dump Memory Grabber that can take debit and credit card data from point-of-sale (POS) terminals and ATMs. The researchers say that the program has already been used to steal data from clients of US banks including Chase, Capital One, Citibank, and Union Bank N.A. as well as from clients with Nordstrom-branded cards. SecurityWeek reports the author of Dump Memory Grabber has put a video online to teach other hackers how it works. The Windows program written in C++ reads the target system’s memory using an external tool called mmon.exe. ...

March 31, 2013 Â· 2 min Â· 327 words Â· Omid Farhang