POS-RAM-SCRAPECollection

POS RAM Scraping

Windows-based POS terminal memory contains decrypted track-1/2 data briefly during transaction — scrape with kernel-mode or process-mem reads.

§ Where this technique fits

POS-RAM-SCRAPE is catalogued under the Collection tactic of the offensive-security kill-chain. It appears in 1 approved dossier in the registry, typically at step 4 on average.

§ Dossiers chaining this technique

POS network pivot → RAM-scraper → card data exfil
The Target 2013 / Home Depot 2014 chain: vendor foothold → flat payment-switch VLAN → drop a memory-scraping malware on POS terminals → exfil track data through a payment-switch host.
step 4 / 7

§ What commonly comes next

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Data Staged
T1074 · Collection
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§ Where this technique fits

§ Dossiers chaining this technique

POS network pivot → RAM-scraper → card data exfil

§ What commonly comes next