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, adding another layer of sophistication and stealth to the malware. “This bootkit can intervene and control the [operating system] boot process, enabling Glupteba to hide itself Read more…
PixieFail UEFI Flaws Expose Millions of Computers to RCE, DoS, and Data Theft Jan 18, 2024NewsroomFirmware Security / Vulnerability Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the TCP/IP network protocol stack of an open-source reference implementation of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification used widely in modern computers. Collectively Read more…
UEFI Vulnerabilities Expose Devices to Stealth Malware Attacks Dec 04, 2023NewsroomTechnology / Firmware Security The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) code from various independent firmware/BIOS vendors (IBVs) has been found vulnerable to potential attacks through high-impact flaws in image parsing libraries embedded into the firmware. The shortcomings, collectively labeled LogoFAIL Read more…