Hacker News with Generative AI: UEFI

BootKitty UEFI malware exploits LogoFAIL to infect Linux systems (bleepingcomputer.com)
The recently uncovered 'Bootkitty' Linux UEFI bootkit exploits the LogoFAIL flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-40238, to target computers running on vulnerable firmware.

Security, Linux, UEFI, Malware, Vulnerability

5 points by sandwichsphinx 47 days ago | 0 comments

Found in the wild: the first unkillable UEFI bootkit for Linux (arstechnica.com)
"Bootkitty" is likely a proof-of-concept, but may portend working UEFI malware for Linux.

Security, Linux, Malware, UEFI

20 points by lisper 51 days ago | 9 comments

Bootkitty: Analyzing the first UEFI bootkit for Linux (welivesecurity.com)
Over the past few years, the UEFI threat landscape, particularly that of UEFI bootkits, has evolved significantly.

Security, Linux, UEFI, Malware

183 points by doener 51 days ago | 82 comments

Researchers discover first UEFI bootkit malware for Linux (bleepingcomputer.com)
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 Windows.

Security, Linux, Malware, UEFI

11 points by FUCKTHEPLANET 51 days ago | 5 comments

"Bootkitty": The First UEFI Bootkit Targeting Linux Systems (cyberinsider.com)
ESET researchers have uncovered Bootkitty, the first-ever UEFI bootkit designed to target Linux systems.

Cybersecurity, Linux, UEFI, Bootkits

19 points by voxadam 51 days ago | 3 comments

OneFileLinux: A tiny recovery distro that fits in your EFI system partition (theregister.com)
OneFileLinux is a very different sort of distro that runs entirely from your UEFI system partition, without a bootable USB key or any other partitions on the disk.

Linux, Operating Systems, Recovery, UEFI

14 points by RachelF 130 days ago | 1 comments

Rust, UEFI, Programming Languages, Microsoft

28 points by pjmlp 214 days ago | 2 comments

UEFI, BIOS, x86, Firmware, Computer Hardware

44 points by ingve 259 days ago | 8 comments

IRC, UEFI, Hardware, Programming, Software

33 points by fury999io 265 days ago | 3 comments