First-ever Linux UEFI bootkit turns out to be research project
13 hours ago · The bootkit, found and analyzed by researchers from antivirus vendor ESET last week, showed signs of being a proof of concept rather than production-ready malware. …
BootKitty UEFI malware exploits LogoFAIL to infect Linux systems
1 day ago · 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 …
Prototype UEFI Bootkit is South Korean University Project; …
1 day ago · The ‘Bootkitty’ prototype UEFI bootkit contains an exploit for LogoFAIL and was created in a South Korea university program. The discovery of a prototype UEFI bootkit …
Researchers discover first UEFI bootkit malware for Linux
6 days ago · 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 …
Researchers Discover "Bootkitty" – First UEFI Bootkit Targeting …
6 days ago · Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on what has been described as the first Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit designed for Linux systems.
Found on VirusTotal: The world’s first UEFI bootkit for Linux
6 days ago · UPDATE: November 28, 3:20 PM California time. The headline of this post has been changed. This update is adding the following further details: this threat is not a UEFI firmware …
Bootkitty UEFI bootkit origins, integrated exploit uncovered
18 hours ago · SecurityWeek reports that the novel Bootkitty UEFI bootkit prototype aimed at Ubuntu Linux machines — whose samples were initially discovered by ESET researchers in …
Researchers discover "Bootkitty," the first UEFI bootkit for Linux
4 days ago · Security; Software; linux; bootkit; Researchers discover "Bootkitty," the first UEFI bootkit for Linux The malware is in a proof-of-concept phase, but further refinement could …
ESET Research discovers the first UEFI bootkit for Linux
Nov 27, 2024 · It all started with the first UEFI bootkit proof of concept (PoC), described by Andrea Allievi in 2012, which served as a demonstration of deploying bootkits on modern UEFI …
Bootkitty: Analyzing the first UEFI bootkit for Linux - WeLiveSecurity
Nov 27, 2024 · Nonetheless, the blog post remains accurate – it is a functional bootkit with limited support and represents the first UEFI bootkit proof of concept for Linux OS.
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