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LoJax: First UEFI rootkit found in the wild


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Posted 28 September 2018 - 09:51 AM

UEFI rootkits are widely viewed as extremely dangerous tools for implementing cyberattacks, as they are hard to detect and able to survive security measures such as operating system reinstallation and even a hard disk replacement. Some UEFI rootkits have been presented as proofs of concept; some are known to be at the disposal of (at least some) governmental agencies. However, no UEFI rootkit has ever been detected in the wild – until we discovered a campaign by the Sednit APT group that successfully deployed a malicious UEFI module on a victim’s system.

 

https://www.welivese...y-sednit-group/

 

Nothing new to people around here, I guess we are used to boot sector viruses since the stone age. :lol:






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