Aures Booking & POS Terminal - Local Privilege Escalation

Exploit Title: Aures Booking & POS Terminal - Local Privilege Escalation References Source: ==================== https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2323 Release Date: ============= 2023-07-17 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID: ==================================== 2323 Common...

Prilex PoS Malware Evolves to Block Contactless Payments to Steal from NFC Cards

The Brazilian threat actors behind an advanced and modular point-of-sale PoS malware known as Prilex have reared their head once again with new updates that allow it to block contactless payment transactions. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said it detected three versions of Prilex 06.03.808...

Interesting Attack on the EMV Smartcard Payment Standard

Its complicated, but its basically a man-in-the-middle attack that involves two smartphones. The first phone reads the actual smartcard, and then forwards the required information to a second phone. That second phone actually conducts the transaction on the POS terminal. That second phone is able...

Installing a Credit Card Skimmer on a POS Terminal

Watch how someone installs a credit card skimmer in just a couple of seconds. I don't know if the skimmer just records the data and is collected later, or if it transmits the data back to some base station...

British security researchers have found VISA wireless payments vulnerability-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Recently, UK Newcastle University, security researcher in the VISA contactless payment card, found a security vulnerability, exploit the vulnerability the attacker is simply using the phone from someone else's wallet to steal large amounts of cash. Contactless payment card using the encryption ch...

Hackers Can Steal $999,999.99 from Visa Contactless Payment Cards

Security researchers from Newcastle University in the UK have found a way to steal larger amounts of money from people's pockets using just a mobile phone, due to a security glitch Visa’s contactless payment cards. Contactless payment cards use a cryptoprocessor and RFID technology to perform...