LockPOS

First seen
2017-12-01 00:00:00
Malware type
trojan
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:09:59

Targeted industries: retail-and-hospitality financial-services

Context

LockPOS is a point-of-sale malware family designed to steal payment card data from compromised systems. It is primarily used to target businesses in the retail and hospitality industries, extracting credit card information at the point of sale.

Reports & references

  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Lock Pos (report)
  • cyberbit.com — New Lockpos Malware Injection Technique (report)
  • cylance.com — Threat Spotlight Lockpos Point Of Sale Malware (report)
  • arbornetworks.com — Lockpos Joins Flock (report)

External references