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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 choose another one on Wednesday December 09 2015, @11:55AM
I still get all hot and bothered by stuff like flashing BIOSes, I end up checking and rechecking, sitting-on-hands, actually writing stuff down with a pen in case I have to troubleshoot without internet (which means finding an actual pen and paper which usually takes a while and some exercise), usually I get so hot by that point that I do have to remove my jumper, and I find that very movement concentrates my attention and thus reduces errors - at least based on my problem free experience so far.