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Boris Mohar

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Dec 20, 2009, 7:12:23 PM12/20/09
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http://digg.com/d31DOXR

POS devices has at least two pertinent meanings.

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Boris

Virus Guy

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Dec 20, 2009, 8:38:45 PM12/20/09
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Boris Mohar wrote:

> http://digg.com/d31DOXR
>
> POS devices has at least two pertinent meanings.

I put digg.com in my hosts file.

FromTheRafters

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Dec 21, 2009, 7:18:43 AM12/21/09
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"Virus Guy" <Vi...@Guy.com> wrote in message
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I put only localhost in mine...

The target was an article about the insecurity of POS systems - nothing
new really - in some cases the person behind you in line can print out a
duplicate reciept (yours) by just knowing the hotkey combination.

The *other* meaning of POS was not lost on me either. :o)


Virus Guy

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Dec 21, 2009, 9:06:23 AM12/21/09
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FromTheRafters wrote:

> The target was an article about the insecurity of POS systems -
> nothing new really - in some cases the person behind you in
> line can print out a duplicate reciept (yours) by just knowing
> the hotkey combination.

What - is that the worst they can do?

Why is it useful to have a duplicate of someone else's reciept?

FromTheRafters

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Dec 21, 2009, 8:37:06 PM12/21/09
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"Virus Guy" <Vi...@Guy.com> wrote in message
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> FromTheRafters wrote:
>
>> The target was an article about the insecurity of POS systems -
>> nothing new really - in some cases the person behind you in
>> line can print out a duplicate reciept (yours) by just knowing
>> the hotkey combination.
>
> What - is that the worst they can do?

No.

> Why is it useful to have a duplicate of someone else's reciept?

That depends on what information is on the receipt.

I ran across this whitepaper while researching after the company I work
for had their system compromised (even though they met the security
requirements in place at that time). 4.2 million credit and debit card
numbers may have been compromised, I just wanted to know more about how
the system was meant to work. This paper is about the vulnerabilities in
the system.

http://www.hackerfactor.com/papers/cc-pos-20.pdf


Dustin Cook

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Jan 5, 2010, 3:13:58 AM1/5/10
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Virus Guy <Vi...@Guy.com> wrote in news:4B2F80DF...@Guy.com:

Depends on whats on the receipt. Haven't you ever heard of dumpster diving?

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... Those are my thoughts anyways...

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