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"Nemesis" Bootkit Pwns Payment Processing Firms Running Windows

posted by martyb on Tuesday December 08 2015, @08:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the bootkits-are-the-worst dept.

"gewg_" writes in with news that The Register reported:

Security researchers at FireEye / Mandiant [say] "We identified the presence of a financially-motivated threat group that we track as FIN1, whose activity at the organisation dated back several years."

[...] "FIN1 used this malware to access the victim environment and steal cardholder data. The group, which may be located in Russia, is known for stealing data that is easily monetised from financial services organisations such as banks, credit unions, ATM operations, and financial transaction processing and financial business services companies."

[...] The malware's installation location also means it will persist even after re-installing the operating system, widely considered the most effective way to eradicate malware.

Can we all agree that updating firmware should require the movement of a physical jumper?

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by wonkey_monkey on Tuesday December 08 2015, @09:12PM

    by wonkey_monkey (279) on Tuesday December 08 2015, @09:12PM (#273626) Homepage

    ...that "pwns" isn't a word?

    Damn kids with your hippity-hop and your Snoopy-Snoopy-Dog-Dog...

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  • (Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Tuesday December 08 2015, @10:34PM

    by Nerdfest (80) on Tuesday December 08 2015, @10:34PM (#273667)

    Kids? Dude, that word's been in use for about 25 years, I think.

  • (Score: 2) by Pino P on Tuesday December 08 2015, @10:51PM

    by Pino P (4721) on Tuesday December 08 2015, @10:51PM (#273677) Journal

    If not "pwn", then what's a better word for "to gain control equivalent to ownership over something"?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 08 2015, @11:42PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 08 2015, @11:42PM (#273707)

    pwn, personally own. To have full control over, generally in an adversarial context.

    • (Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday December 09 2015, @04:08AM

      by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 09 2015, @04:08AM (#273787)
      Heh. You know damn good and well that 'pwned' came along because of a typo.
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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @04:54AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @04:54AM (#273797)

        Even if it did, so what?

        • (Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday December 09 2015, @05:12AM

          by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 09 2015, @05:12AM (#273804)
          So don't retcon a definition into it. "Personally Own"... pssh.
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  • (Score: 2) by Bill Evans on Wednesday December 09 2015, @01:52AM

    by Bill Evans (1094) on Wednesday December 09 2015, @01:52AM (#273747) Homepage

    These days, a deliberate misspelling is used as an intensifier. Examples: pwn, ZOMG.

    • (Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Wednesday December 09 2015, @08:47AM

      by wonkey_monkey (279) on Wednesday December 09 2015, @08:47AM (#273854) Homepage

      Well, I think it's ridonculous.

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      • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday December 09 2015, @10:11AM

        by Gaaark (41) on Wednesday December 09 2015, @10:11AM (#273870) Journal

        I'd say it's supercilious!

        Oh.. wait......

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @06:31PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @06:31PM (#274053)

        I'd say that's just wonkey!

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @10:30PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @10:30PM (#274152)

        this crapulence is borking soylent!

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @04:56AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @04:56AM (#273798)

    > Can we also agree...
    > ...that "pwns" isn't a word?

    Not until you agree to stop posting the first line of text in the subject field.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @08:31PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 09 2015, @08:31PM (#274104)

    So there.