The point of sale (POS) systems are cash registers. You may be thinking what is the big deal about cash registers and how can people break into my network by attacking a cash register? The reality is that modern POS systems are typically fully functioning operating systems that expose services that can be exploited by an attacker.
Vendor |
Date reported |
Settlement amount |
URLs |
Target |
December 19, 2013 |
$18.5 million |
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-target-credit-settlement-20170523-story.html |
Home Depot |
September 8, 2014 |
$19.5 million |