Security News

Russian Cyberspies Use UEFI Rootkit in Attacks
2018-09-27 13:45

Russian cyber-espionage group Fancy Bear is the first threat actor to have used a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) rootkit in a malicious campaign, ESET’s security researchers claim. read more

LoJax: First-ever UEFI rootkit detected in a cyberattack
2018-09-27 12:22

ESET researchers have discovered a cyberattack that used a UEFI rootkit to establish a presence on the victims’ computers. Dubbed LoJax, this rootkit was part of a campaign run by the infamous...

Update Mechanism Flaws Allow Remote Attacks on UEFI Firmware
2018-08-08 11:20

The glitch stems from a functionality intended to allow updates to the UEFI firmware.

Scope of ThinkPwn UEFI Zero Day Expands (Threatpost)
2016-07-05 16:02

The scope of the ThinkPwn UEFI vulnerability disclosed last week has grown past Lenovo and HP laptop firmware to motherboards sold by Gigabyte.