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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: 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.

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  • (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!