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PoS Terminal Security Uncovered

Aleksei Stennikov

Investigates hardware attack surfaces, firmware tampering risks, and memory scraping vectors in Point of Sale terminals.

Summary

Social Engineering and Human-Oriented Security

This presentation explores social engineering attacks and human vulnerability in security systems. Topics include psychological manipulation, pretexting, credential harvesting, and how attackers exploit human nature to bypass technical defenses.

(AI summary — Claude Haiku)

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