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Security Hardware

BlackLotus, the new UEFI rootkit that makes security researchers worry

Why it matters: "BlackLotus" is being offered on underground forums as an all-powerful firmware rootkit, capable of surviving any removal effort and bypassing the most advanced Windows protections. If actual malware samples can prove the offer is real, of course.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, October 19, 2022, 3:27 PM 7 comments

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Security Hardware

For years, some Gigabyte and Asus motherboards carried UEFI malware

The CosmicStrand rootkit is the latest indication that UEFI malware may be more common than previously thought

By Adrian Potoroaca, July 26, 2022, 4:26 PM 20 comments

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ESET has discovered the first UEFI rootkit in the wild

Persistence that can survive most hardware upgrades

By Greg Synek, September 27, 2018, 8:43 AM

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News Around the Web

Weekend tech reading: Street Fighter V opens backdoor, N. Korea has 28 websites, state of 4K gaming

By Matthew DeCarlo, September 25, 2016, 12:00 PM

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News Around the Web

Weekend tech reading: Xeon & unlocked Skylake CPUs planned for laptops, beware of trojaned routers

By Matthew DeCarlo, August 9, 2015, 12:00 PM

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News Around the Web Hardware

Weekend tech reading: AMD 'Zen' and their return to high-end CPUs, tracking Windows pirates

By Matthew DeCarlo, May 10, 2015, 12:00 PM 14 comments

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Microsoft Security

Microsoft disrupts botnet malware that was preinstalled on new PCs

By Matthew DeCarlo, September 13, 2012, 2:00 PM

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Iran targeted by Flame malware in 'most complex' cyber-attack yet

By Lee Kaelin, May 30, 2012, 10:30 AM

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Windows XP is a popular home for rootkits

By Shawn Knight, August 2, 2011, 10:30 AM 15 comments