Punkey POS
Aliases: poscardstealer, pospunk, punkeypos
- First seen
- 2014-04-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- credential-stealer
- Family
- Malware family
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-07-14 17:25:05
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:16:44
Targeted industries: retail-and-hospitality
Context
Punkey POS is a type of malware that specifically targets point-of-sale systems to steal credit card information. It is known for injecting itself into processes to capture and exfiltrate payment card data.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Poscardstealer_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Punkey Pos (report)
- pandasecurity.com — Punkeypos (report)
- trustwave.com — New Pos Malware Emerges Punkey (report)