Description of LusyPOS
LusyPOS Ads is a new strain of point-of-sale malware which has appeared on underground black markets. It is designed to steal credit- and debit-card information from shoppers as cards are swiped at point-of-sale (PoS) checkout counters. It is a kind of PoS malware which was used to attack Target retail stores. The way LusyPOS incorporates information about the C&C servers and the list of processes the malware is set to check for financial information. Once this LusyPOS infiltrate into the computer, it will uses registry keys to attain persistence on the machine. LusyPOS aims to attack the point-of-sale machines in retail locations. It is capable to steal and collect the payment-card data and then transmitted to a remote server, where the attackers operating the malware can access and use it.
