BrutPOS Virus Targeting Indian POS Counters

CERT-In, the national agency in charge of securing the Indian Internet domain has issued an alert against ‘BrutPOS’ – a virus of the Trojan/Botnet family which attacks Point of Sale (POS) business counters. The infection carries the potential of stealing all of a card’s data. The agency has recommended to keep the POS softwares updated, admin access denied and vigilant against bruteforce attacks. LINK

SBI and Ezetap to Deploy Lacs of mPOS Terminals

Ezetap has been selected by State Bank of India for its plan to deploy 500,000 mobile Point-of-Sale terminals across the country in 5 years. This will be Ezetap’s largest deployment yet. Ezetap had recently acquired Clinknow, a loyalty-solutions startup. LINK

Ezetap Acquires Clinknow

Ezetap has acquired Clinknow, the loyalty platform startup for an undisclosed sum. The integration will offer business owners customer analytics and targeting options along with mobile PoS services. LINK