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The prolific Carbanak crime group has recently zoned in on the hospitality sector and adopted a new attack methodology, Trustwave security researchers warn.
The security firm analyzed three separate attacks, two targeting hospitality clients and one aimed at a restaurant chain, and found that all three featured the modus operandi of the infamous hacking group. Carbanak, also known as Anunak, managed to steal as much as $1 billion from more than 100 banks across 30 countries, and reemerged this year, targeting banks in the in the Middle East and U.S.