TORONTO – Hundreds of credit cards may have been hacked thanks to malicious software infecting some point-of-sale terminals in Vancouver and areas of Quebec, according to a cyber intelligence firm.
IntelCrawler, a Los-Angeles-based firm, reported Monday that the malware called “JackPOS” may have compromised more than 700 cards across Canada.
A map showing various point-of-sale malware infections shows that 400 credit cards were compromised from one infected terminal in Vancouver and 280 cards were affected by one infected terminal in Longueuil, Que.
The firm also reported two infections of a similar malware called “Dexter” affecting 14 cards in Regina, and 19 cards in Wellesley, Ontario.
The map shows that a number of JackPOS infections have been reported across the U.S. and in areas such as Sao Paulo, Brazil – where over 3,000 credit cards were compromised by the virus.
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JackPOS appears to be a variation of another known malware called “Alina.” These types of malware capture credit card data that is transmitted from a sales terminal to a payment processer.
The report comes after several large-scale security blunders for retailers – including the Target credit card hack, which affected 40 million credit and debit card holders.
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