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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: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Wednesday December 09 2015, @07:06PM
I have convinced 2 people already (so no, this isn't a "do as a say, not as I do", I actually am asking you to "do as I do") and am working on others as well. I educate people about privacy, freedom of speech, IT security, etc. to make sure they too spread that to at least three others and so we change the world... (one can dream)
You may be better at convincing people than me but in a world where people think things should be fixed in the time it takes to press a button it is a hard sell. Most people buy a Windows PC, after a while it gets slow and they either wipe it an reinstall or buy a whole new PC. They have grown up with the idea that is the normal thing to do. No matter how many times you tell them, no matter you can show them your PC and tell them you never have to do that, as soon as they have to take one extra step in their daily activities it becomes too much of a burden to them. Somehow ingrained in their minds losing all their data and having to start over is a better solution than having to extend any thought and effort into their daily activities.