Tag: bootkit

  • The Register: HybridPetya: More proof that Secure Boot bypasses are not just an urban legend

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/hopefully_just_a_poc_hybridpetya/ Source: The Register Title: HybridPetya: More proof that Secure Boot bypasses are not just an urban legend Feedly Summary: Although it hasn’t been seen in the wild yet A new ransomware strain dubbed HybridPetya was able to exploit a patched vulnerability to bypass Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot on unrevoked…

  • Cloud Blog: How to enable Secure Boot for your AI workloads

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/how-to-enable-secure-boot-for-your-ai-workloads/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How to enable Secure Boot for your AI workloads Feedly Summary: As organizations race to deploy powerful GPU-accelerated workloads, they might overlook a foundational step: ensuring the integrity of the system from the very moment it turns on.  Threat actors, however, have not overlooked this. They increasingly target…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Uses AI To Find Flaws In GRUB2, U-Boot, Barebox Bootloaders

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/05/0250250/microsoft-uses-ai-to-find-flaws-in-grub2-u-boot-barebox-bootloaders?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Uses AI To Find Flaws In GRUB2, U-Boot, Barebox Bootloaders Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has leveraged its AI-powered Security Copilot to identify 20 previously unknown vulnerabilities in critical bootloader software that affects numerous Linux distributions and IoT devices. This accomplishment highlights the role…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Analyzing open-source bootloaders: Finding vulnerabilities faster with AI

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/31/analyzing-open-source-bootloaders-finding-vulnerabilities-faster-with-ai/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Analyzing open-source bootloaders: Finding vulnerabilities faster with AI Feedly Summary: Using Microsoft Security Copilot to expedite the discovery process, Microsoft has uncovered several vulnerabilities in multiple open-source bootloaders impacting all operating systems relying on Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot. Through a series of prompts, we…

  • Hacker News: Bootkitty: Analyzing the first UEFI bootkit for Linux

    Source URL: https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/bootkitty-analyzing-first-uefi-bootkit-linux/ Source: Hacker News Title: Bootkitty: Analyzing the first UEFI bootkit for Linux Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the emergence of “Bootkitty,” the first UEFI bootkit targeting Linux systems, highlighting its implications for security professionals in AI, cloud, and infrastructure. This new threat reflects an evolving…

  • Hacker News: Researchers discover first UEFI bootkit malware for Linux

    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-discover-bootkitty-first-uefi-bootkit-malware-for-linux/ Source: Hacker News Title: Researchers discover first UEFI bootkit malware for Linux Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The discovery of ‘Bootkitty,’ the first UEFI bootkit targeting Linux systems, signifies a concerning evolution in malware threats that traditionally focused on Windows. The research uncovers how Bootkitty operates beneath the…

  • Slashdot: The World’s First Unkillable UEFI Bootkit For Linux

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/27/2028231/the-worlds-first-unkillable-uefi-bootkit-for-linux?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: The World’s First Unkillable UEFI Bootkit For Linux Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The emergence of Bootkitty, a Linux UEFI bootkit, signals a potential expansion of firmware-based threats, traditionally seen in Windows environments, into the Linux domain. This development highlights the need for enhanced security measures…

  • The Register: First-ever UEFI bootkit for Linux in the works, experts say

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/27/firstever_uefi_bootkit_for_linux/ Source: The Register Title: First-ever UEFI bootkit for Linux in the works, experts say Feedly Summary: Bootkitty doesn’t bite… yet Security researchers say they’ve stumbled upon the first-ever UEFI bootkit targeting Linux, illustrating a key moment in the evolution of such tools.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The detection of “Bootkitty,”…