NomDePlume Posted January 16, 2015 ID:929899 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Not sure if this is the correct place to put this, but here goes anyway. My work has POS credit card readers. The other day one of our terminals went down, complete crash, totally useless now. It had to be replaced. IT people told my boss that it was due to a virus spread by a credit card. Sounds like BS to me, but is this really happening? An infection that steals numbers is one thing, but one spread by cards? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted January 16, 2015 ID:929904 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Business is for customers who USE the Business version of Malwarebytes' software and nowhere have you described the use of MBAM End Point. If you are NOT a business version customer, this post is Off Topic. Equipment fails - period. Even Point of Sales (POS) terminals. If the IT says "...it was due to a virus spread by a credit card." then have them produce it and a full report on exactly what malware it was and ask them for the report they provided to Homeland Security. If it was truly malware that caused a business POS terminal to fail catastrophically then it must be reported to Federal Authorities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomDePlume Posted January 16, 2015 Author ID:929925 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thank you, I didn't know they had to report it. In my experience the company that handles our POS software is pretty inept. A virus wouldn't be out of the question, but spread by an infected credit card (that was the part that tripped my BS radar)? All the terminals are linked, so I'd also expect it to affect the rest. I figured it was just a failure (it's certainly not unheard of for them to go down, with chaotic results). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomDePlume Posted January 16, 2015 Author ID:929928 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Couldn't find an edit button. Sorry for posting off-topic, I wasn't sure where to ask this, since it's a business issue, but I don't think they use Malwarebytes. I just knew someone here would know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted January 16, 2015 ID:929943 Share Posted January 16, 2015 New members can't edit. There is no Federal Reporting law - YET. However, based upon the concept alone it MUST be reported to Homeland Security for reasons of Federal Situational Awareness. How can our gov't protect us if they don't know all the threats. If you think the IT guy is peeing on your leg and telling you it is raining, call him out. Don't let him use the "It was Magic" excuse by telling you it was a "virus". Tell him to show proof, etc. Have him detail the exact malware, how he detected the malware, how exactly the malware trashed the POS Terminal, etc. Do you see what I am getting at ? . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomDePlume Posted January 16, 2015 Author ID:929976 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I see what you're saying, yes. I'm just a cashier, all I can do is pass this info to my boss for it to go up the channel of command. I do appreciate all your help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H. Lipman Posted January 16, 2015 ID:930049 Share Posted January 16, 2015 YW and Good Luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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