ChewBacca
- First seen
- 2013-12-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- credential-stealer, keylogger
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:52:30
Targeted industries: retail-and-hospitality
Targeted regions: country_code:us
Context
ChewBacca is a point-of-sale (POS) malware that includes a memory scraper and keylogging functionality. It is often used to steal credit card data from infected systems, primarily targeting the retail industry in the United States.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Chewbacca_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Chewbacca (report)
- vinsula.com — Chewbacca Tor Based Pos Malware (report)