"point-of-sale systems at 115 Staples locations were infected with malware that thieves may have used to steal customers' names, payment card numbers, expiration dates and card verification codes"
@ArcadeMan: "It seems I should at least read the summary before commenting. Replace Foxconn with Pegatron in my comment above, but the argument still stands."
Because Apple isn't paying as much as you-know-who to trash their competitors reputation, Despite the fact that Foxconn/Pegatron make devices for both companies:)
.NET is not Open Source, more like.NET Core is an “open core” PR stunt. The main purpose of which is to lure developers away from real Open Source projects. When will we see Microsoft open sourcing Microsoft Android?
You never had Private Communications, get over it, the only people who engage in really private communication are the real terrorists, the real purpose of this bill is to keep an eye on you, the people who presumably voted them into office.
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP..
"This Turla cd00r-based malware.. can't be discovered via netstat, a commonly used administrative tool" link
'To activate the real remote access service (the attached code starts an inetd to listen on port 5002, which will provide a root shell), one has to send several packets (TCP SYN) to ports on the target system' link
How exactly does this 'Linux trojan' get onto the computers in the first place, without the end user going to a site and downloading the malware and explicidly running it and entering the root password.
"Various hedge funds and investment banks likely devote more resources to getting trade times down by a few milliseconds (including building a straighter fiber-optic cable between Chicago and NY) than the sum total value of all developer time devoted to to every open source project ever, since the dawn of software."
My understanding that most of the software used in these trading platforms is heavly borrowed fron Open Source. They're quite happy to use it, but not so happy to contribute it back to the community.
'(At Serge’s trial Kevin Marino, his lawyer, flashed two pages of computer code: the original, with its open-source license on top, and a replica, with the open-source license stripped off and replaced by the Goldman Sachs license.)'
“As part of its cyberforensic methods, Microsoft analyzes product key activation data voluntarily provided by users when they activate Microsoft software, including the IP address from which a given product key is activated”
In other words, Microsoft Windows is bugged and phones home...
"They're all lying! There was an article that said China did it for North Korea and then North Koreans from a luxury hotel in China, and now Thailand. What kind of experts are these when they can't seem to figure where it's coming from?"
"The inherit risk is that the organization is accountable and accepts the risks if a major bug is encountered within any of the open source applications they are using".
In order to use the software, the end user must accept the license, which in no-way-shape-or-form makes the organization accountable for any such defects.
"In no event unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing will any copyright holder, or any other party who modifies and/or conveys the program as permitted above, be liable to you for damages, including any general, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the program (including but not limited to loss of data or data being rendered inaccurate or losses sustained by you or third parties or a failure of the program to operate with any other programs), even if such holder or other party has been advised of the possibility of such damages."
"This belief that Russia is fueling the protests, shared by officials in Lithuania, where Chevron also ran into a wave of unusually fervent protests and then decided to pull out, has not yet been backed up by any clear proof"
In other words, you're pulling this shit out of your ass..
Real music installs its own music service between iTunes and the iPod, falsify identifying itself as FairPlay and hacking Apples DRM. When Apple pushed out an update to remove "Harmony", it may have accidentally deleted some third party tunes. link
"Upon analysis of the same WIPALL malware family, its variant BKDR_WIPALL.D drops BKDR_WIPALL.C, which in turn, drops the file walls.bmp in the Windows directory. The.BMP file is as pictured below: link
@obarthelemy: "rarely managed to get Linux to run on one of my PCs.. such as "recompiling the kernel"
All I can say is, your experience is not my experience and I've never had to recompile the kernel to get something working. See these people who managed to get dual screen working..
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"point-of-sale systems at 115 Staples locations were infected with malware that thieves may have used to steal customers' names, payment card numbers, expiration dates and card verification codes"
@ArcadeMan: "It seems I should at least read the summary before commenting. Replace Foxconn with Pegatron in my comment above, but the argument still stands."
:)
Because Apple isn't paying as much as you-know-who to trash their competitors reputation, Despite the fact that Foxconn/Pegatron make devices for both companies
'we know that any user in the wheel group has “most” admin privileges'
.. This isn't something you hand out to everybody."
...
"Local administrators are trusted users
So, you have to be an administrator in order to achieve administrator level
.NET is not Open Source, more like .NET Core is an “open core” PR stunt. The main purpose of which is to lure developers away from real Open Source projects. When will we see Microsoft open sourcing Microsoft Android?
@scott.todd: "Every time I see those words, I want to know what OS.
does it begin with the " W " word?
You never had Private Communications, get over it, the only people who engage in really private communication are the real terrorists, the real purpose of this bill is to keep an eye on you, the people who presumably voted them into office.
shhhs !!!!!! Filter error: Your comment looks too much like ascii art.
Does this ' Bank Security Software ' work on Microsoft Windows?
"In July the US warned of a terrorism risk which led countries, such as"
.. nothing to see here .. movinhg on ...
Look, it's just some bullshit to excuse the US neocons to impliment their hegemony in the middle east
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP ..
@ledow: "Quite what distinguishes this from other malware, I'm not too sure. Just that nobody had seen it before?"
What this is even doing as an article on slashdot is beyond me, apart from giving Kaspersky some free advertising space.
"This Turla cd00r-based malware .. can't be discovered via netstat, a commonly used administrative tool" link
'To activate the real remote access service (the attached code starts an inetd to listen on port 5002, which will provide a root shell), one has to send several packets (TCP SYN) to ports on the target system' link
How exactly does this 'Linux trojan' get onto the computers in the first place, without the end user going to a site and downloading the malware and explicidly running it and entering the root password.
"Various hedge funds and investment banks likely devote more resources to getting trade times down by a few milliseconds (including building a straighter fiber-optic cable between Chicago and NY) than the sum total value of all developer time devoted to to every open source project ever, since the dawn of software."
My understanding that most of the software used in these trading platforms is heavly borrowed fron Open Source. They're quite happy to use it, but not so happy to contribute it back to the community.
Michael Lewis: Did Goldman Sachs Overstep in Criminally Charging Its Ex-Programmer?
'(At Serge’s trial Kevin Marino, his lawyer, flashed two pages of computer code: the original, with its open-source license on top, and a replica, with the open-source license stripped off and replaced by the Goldman Sachs license.)'
"Windows 8 Tells Microsoft About Everything You Install, Not Very Securely"
“As part of its cyberforensic methods, Microsoft analyzes product key activation data voluntarily provided by users when they activate Microsoft software, including the IP address from which a given product key is activated”
...
In other words, Microsoft Windows is bugged and phones home
You should get a job on Wall Street, a juvenile criminal career would be considered a big plus there ..
"They're all lying! There was an article that said China did it for North Korea and then North Koreans from a luxury hotel in China, and now Thailand. What kind of experts are these when they can't seem to figure where it's coming from?"
link
"The inherit risk is that the organization is accountable and accepts the risks if a major bug is encountered within any of the open source applications they are using".
In order to use the software, the end user must accept the license, which in no-way-shape-or-form makes the organization accountable for any such defects.
Limitation of Liability.
"In no event unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing will any copyright holder, or any other party who modifies and/or conveys the program as permitted above, be liable to you for damages, including any general, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the program (including but not limited to loss of data or data being rendered inaccurate or losses sustained by you or third parties or a failure of the program to operate with any other programs), even if such holder or other party has been advised of the possibility of such damages."
"This belief that Russia is fueling the protests, shared by officials in Lithuania, where Chevron also ran into a wave of unusually fervent protests and then decided to pull out, has not yet been backed up by any clear proof"
..
In other words, you're pulling this shit out of your ass
And if the Orion was just as reliable you would have random lockups and the software performing differently on different days of the week ...
Real music installs its own music service between iTunes and the iPod, falsify identifying itself as FairPlay and hacking Apples DRM. When Apple pushed out an update to remove "Harmony", it may have accidentally deleted some third party tunes. link
"Upon analysis of the same WIPALL malware family, its variant BKDR_WIPALL.D drops BKDR_WIPALL.C, which in turn, drops the file walls.bmp in the Windows directory. The .BMP file is as pictured below: link
Where's the initiative for this investigation emanating from, it wouldn't be One Microsoft Way, by any chance .. link
How did these hackers compromise these 'computers' and what was the name of the Operating System?
@obarthelemy: "rarely managed to get Linux to run on one of my PCs .. such as "recompiling the kernel"
..
All I can say is, your experience is not my experience and I've never had to recompile the kernel to get something working. See these people who managed to get dual screen working
Oct 2004: "Nvidia dual screen setup Ubuntu 14.04"
Nov 2009: "How to use Dual monitors in Ubuntu (Nvidia)"