UEFI game runs during boot; navigate a tunnel to hit 'Boot!' to load your OS. Touch a wall, and the PC powers off, making ...

At the dawn of the PC, IBM provided the Basic Input Output System (BIOS). It took care of bringing the machine up, and exposed a series of software hooks for the hardware. Over the years the BIOS and ...

In today's world of modern vehicles, acronyms exist everywhere, from ABS (anti-lock braking system) to EV (electric vehicle). Whether you're on the hunt for a new ride or just curious about the one ...

If you're wondering what your computer's BIOS or UEFI is, and whether or not you need to update it, you've come to the right place. I'll explain what these terms mean, what these pieces of software do ...

We’re at T-minus eight months before Microsoft officially gives Windows 10 the boot. PC gamers in particular seem unready to let go of the operating system, which might start causing headaches if they ...

While not production-ready malware, ‘Bootkitty’ provides a proof of concept for exploiting Linux systems at boot-up — widening the UEFI attack path beyond the Windows ecosystem. Bootkitty, a recently ...

Update added below about this bootkit being created by students in Korea's Best of the Best (BoB) cybersecurity training program. The recently uncovered 'Bootkitty' Linux UEFI bootkit exploits the ...

In a nutshell: A serendipitous discovery led to a new warning of threats against Linux. The open-source platform is becoming an increasingly tasty target for cyber-criminals, and malware writers are ...

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. Named 'Bootkitty,' ...

UPDATE: November 28, 3:20 PM California time. The headline of this post has been changed. This update is adding the following further details: this threat is not a UEFI firmware implant or rootkit, it ...