New malware dubbed ModPipe identified; targets Oracle PoS systems

Samuel Walker  - Technology Policy Researcher
Last updated: January 15, 2024
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ModPipe malware
  • ESET researchers discovered a new ModPipe malware, a modular backdoor targeted at gaining sensitive information.
  • Thousands of hospitals and hotels’ PoS system databases are at risk of decryption.
  • The malware is attacking Oracle Micros Hospitality RES 3700 POS systems in modules.

The ESET researchers have warned against a new malware working as a modular backdoor. It gives intruders access to the sensitive information of Point-of-Sale (PoS) systems. The malicious software is dubbed ModPipe.