You should update your motherboard BIOS right now—unless your motherboard is old, then it's not getting a BIOS update. Uh oh.

Security researchers uncovered a flaw in Windows 11 that allows attackers to disable Secure Boot using Microsoft-signed tools ...

Bootkitty includes specific routines to subvert many functions in the UEFI firmware, the Linux kernel, and the GRUB boot loader.

ESET's discovery of the first UEFI bootkit designed for Linux sendss an important message: UEFI bootkits are no longer confined to Windows systems alone.

The recently uncovered 'Bootkitty' UEFI bootkit, the first malware of its kind targeting Linux systems, exploits CVE-2023-40238, aka 'LogoFAIL,' to infect computers running on a vulnerable UEFI ...

A recently surfaced Linux bootkit, which nests in the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) and is intended to bypass its security measures, is apparently a project by South Korean ...

Discovered roughly a year ago, LogoFAIL is a group of vulnerabilities that allow malicious actors to replace the logo image displayed on Windows and Linux devices during the boot process.

For example, Bootkitty can’t run on a Linux machine with the UEFI Secure Boot enabled by default since the malware uses a self-signed software certificate from its creator rather than a trusted ...

Bootkitty marks a new chapter in the evolution of UEFI threats ESET researchers make a discovery that signals a shift on the UEFI threat landscape and underscores the ...

Mitigation and Future Implications Despite its limitations, Bootkitty underscores a growing need for Linux-specific UEFI protections. Ensuring UEFI Secure Boot is enabled, firmware and operating ...

The first UEFI bootkit specifically targeting Linux systems has been discovered, marking a shift in stealthy and hard-to-remove bootkit threats that previously focused on Windows.