Chinese hacker group spotted using a UEFI bootkit in the wild


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Home / Security / Chinese hacker group spotted using a UEFI bootkit in the wild Chinese hacker group spotted using a UEFI bootkit in the wild admin 7 mins ago Security Leave a comment 1 Views Image: Soviet Artefacts, ZDNet A Chinese-speaking hacking group has been observed using a UEFI bootkit to download and install additional malware on targeted computers. UEFI firmware is a crucial component for every computer. This crucial firmware inside a flash memory bolted to the motherboard and controls all the computer’s hardware components and helps boot the actual user-facing OS (such as Windows, Linux, macOS, etc.)....