Tag: Bootkit
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Glupteba Botnet Evades Detection with Undocumented UEFI Bootkit
The Glupteba botnet has been found to incorporate a previously undocumented Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit feature, …
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NSA Releases Guide to Mitigate BlackLotus Bootkit Infections
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has released a comprehensive mitigation guide to address the BlackLotus malware. According to the …
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NSA: BlackLotus BootKit Patching Won’t Prevent Compromise
It’s unclear why the NSA issued in-depth mitigation guidance for the software boot threat now, but orgs should take steps to harden their …
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NSA Releases Guide to Combat Powerful BlackLotus Bootkit Targeting Windows Systems
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) on Thursday released guidance to help organizations detect and prevent infections of a Unified …
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BlackLotus Becomes First UEFI Bootkit Malware to Bypass Secure Boot on Windows 11
A stealthy Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackLotus has become the first publicly known malware capable of …
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Advanced threat predictions for 2023
We polled our experts from the GReAT team and have gathered a small number of key insights about what APT actors are likely to focus on in …
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Sinister BlackLotus UEFI Bootkit For Windows Goes Up For Sale On Hacking Forum
The tool is spendy, but it offers threat actors the ability to take control of Windows machines, evade detection, and even persist across …
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Third Firmware Bootkit Discovered
Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky have discovered a third known case of a firmware bootkit in the wild. The kit, which made its first …
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Advanced threat predictions for 2022
Over the past 12 months, the style and severity of APT threats has continued to evolve. Despite their constantly changing nature, there is …
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ESPecter Bootkit Malware Haunts Victims with Persistent Espionage
A rare Windows UEFI bootkit malware has been discovered, offering attackers a path to cyber-espionage, researchers are warning. According …
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New FinSpy Malware Variant Infects Windows Systems With UEFI Bootkit
Commercially developed FinFisher surveillanceware has been upgraded to infect Windows devices using a UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware …
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Trickbot Now Uses a Bootkit to Attack Firmware
Trickbot malware has been updated with a bootkit module, nicknamed Trickboot, which can search for UEFI/BIOS firmware vulnerabilities, …
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