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BlackLotus bootkit bypasses UEFI Secure Boot on patched Windows 11

The developers of the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit have improved the malware with Secure Boot bypass capabilities that allow it to infect even fully patched Windows 11 systems. BlackLotus is the first ...
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Microsoft blocks critical Secure Boot loophole after over 7 months — fortifying Windows 11 against sophisticated firmware attacks camouflaged as verified UEFI apps

Microsoft has intensified its Windows 11 campaign by using aggressive tactics, including full-screen multipage popup ads, to urge Windows 10 users to upgrade before the operating system's imminent ...
Ars Technica

Stealthy UEFI malware bypassing Secure Boot enabled by unpatchable Windows flaw

Researchers on Wednesday announced a major cybersecurity find—the world’s first-known instance of real-world malware that can hijack a computer’s boot process even when Secure Boot and other advanced ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft will take nearly a year to finish patching new 0-day Secure Boot bug

Earlier this week, Microsoft released a patch to fix a Secure Boot bypass bug used by the BlackLotus bootkit we reported on in March. The original vulnerability, CVE-2022-21894, was patched in January ...