While not production-ready malware, ‘Bootkitty’ provides a proof of concept for exploiting Linux systems at boot-up — ...

Dubbed Bootkitty by its creators who go by the name BlackCat, the bootkit is assessed to be a proof-of-concept (PoC) and ...

Bootkitty was first observed, and reported, late last week. It is the first malware of its kind, since it targets Linux ...

Several security researchers have examined the prototype and made interesting findings. Bootkitty also uses the LogoFail bug ...

The 'Bootkitty' prototype UEFI bootkit contains an exploit for LogoFAIL and was created in a South Korea university program.

The recently uncovered 'Bootkitty' UEFI bootkit, the first malware of its kind targeting Linux systems, exploits ...

ESET researchers have uncovered a prototype UEFI bootkit targeting Ubuntu Linux, marking an expansion of bootkit attacks ...

These exploits are able to override an industry-standard defense known as Secure Boot and execute malicious firmware early in ...

"Bootkitty" is a new and concerning malware that targets Linux systems. Eset analysts recently discovered the bootkit in a ...

Bootkitty's discovery marks the expansion of UEFI bootkit threats to Linux systems, emphasizing the importance of ...