Even if you’re the type of person who rarely shops online to protect your security, hackers can still steal your credit card details by infecting point-of-sale (POS) terminals at stores, gas stations and other retail locations with malware.
According to a new report from Cybernews, hackers were able to steal 167,000 credit card numbers and other payment records from unsuspecting customers by using PoS malware. While this financial data could be used to commit fraud, the cybersecurity firm Group-IB estimates the hackers responsible could make as much as $3.3 million just by selling these stolen credit card numbers on the dark web.
