Prilex is a singular threat actor that has evolved from ATM-focused malware into unique modular PoS malware – actually, the most advanced PoS threat Kaspersky have seen so far, as described in a previous article. Forget about those old memory scrapers seen in PoS attacks. Prilex goes beyond these, and it has evolved very differently.
This is highly advanced malware adopting a unique cryptographic scheme, doing real-time patching in target software, forcing protocol downgrades, manipulating cryptograms, doing GHOST transactions and performing credit card fraud – even on cards protected with the so-called unhackable CHIP and PIN technology. And now, Prilex has gone even further.
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Source: Kaspersky