Russian Cyber Gang Targets the Oracle MICROS POS Ssytem

Days after word broke that MICROS had been infiltrated by miscreants, Hold Security informed Forbes magazine staff that POS vendors ECRS, Navy Zebra, PAR Technology, Cin7, and Uniwell were also targeted by the same group. Hackers compromised at least 700 computers on the MICROS POS system, used by hundreds of thousands of hotels, restaurants and retail outlets worldwide to process credit card transactions, Krebs on Security reported earlier this month. More than 330,000 cash registers worldwide use MICROS, which ranks as one the world's three largest POS systems. Oracle has alerted its customers about the intrusion, a spokesperson confirmed, but the company declined to release any further details. "We are aware of the reported breach of Oracle's legacy MICROS systems," Marriott Hotels said in a statement provided to the E-Commerce Times by spokesperson Jeff Flaherty. "We are working closely with Oracle to better understand the situation and whether or not there may be any impact to our guests."What is next on the Russian hackers hit list? Share your comments with the Cloud and Cyber Security Center.