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?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Nerdfest on Tuesday December 08 2015, @11:25PM
I'm pretty much at the point of disregarding nay comments from people that refer to companies by their stock symbols. For an interesting read, go back through old stories looking for comments where people do that.
(Score: 2) by Bill Evans on Wednesday December 09 2015, @01:55AM
Yeah, I've had it up to here with negativity as well.
(Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Wednesday December 09 2015, @02:33AM
You ought to be horse-whipped for trotting out a comment like that.
(Score: 2) by Fnord666 on Wednesday December 09 2015, @02:36AM