The developers of the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit have improved the malware with Secure Boot bypass capabilities that allow it to infect even fully patched Windows 11 systems. BlackLotus is the first ...

A new UEFI Secure Boot bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-7344 that affects a Microsoft-signed application could be exploited to deploy bootkits even if Secure Boot protection is active. The ...

Researchers on Wednesday announced a major cybersecurity find—the world’s first-known instance of real-world malware that can hijack a computer’s boot process even when Secure Boot and other advanced ...

ESET researchers have discovered a vulnerability that allows bypassing UEFI Secure Boot, affecting the majority of UEFI-based systems. This vulnerability, assigned CVE-2024-7344, was found in a UEFI ...

ESET researchers have uncovered a vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow bad actors to circumvent UEFI Secure Boot and deploy malicious UEFI bootkits such as Bootkitty or BlackLotus on ...

A recently patched security vulnerability in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) systems could allow attackers to bypass Secure Boot protections and compromise system safety during the boot ...

Two research groups demonstrate PC firmware vulnerabilities that are difficult to mitigate and likely to be exploited in the wild. Two teams of researchers have revealed vulnerabilities this week in ...

IT之家 7 月 1 日消息，科技媒体 borncity 昨日（6 月 30 日）发布博文，报道称微软上周开始，已陆续通知 IT 管理员，旧版 UEFI Secure Boot 证书将于 2026 年 6 月到期，推荐其尽快采取行动。 Secure Boot 证书链结构 IT之家注：微软于 2024 年 2 月开始推出新的 2023 安全启动 ...

Secure Boot is a feature of your PC's UEFI that only allows approved operating systems to boot up. It's a security tool that prevents malware from taking over your PC at boot time. While it's not ...

Researchers have discovered a new malware strain that combines the destructive capabilities of NotPetya, the recoverable encryption functionality of Petya ransomware, and the ability to bypass Secure ...

Why it matters: Discovered in October 2022, BlackLotus is a powerful UEFI-compatible bootkit sold on underground marketplaces at $5,000 per license. The malware provides impressive capabilities, and a ...

Event ID 1798 occurs when an attempt is made to add the Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011 certificate; this is an old and less secure certificate compared to UEFI CA 2023. In this post, we will ...