Linux UEFI Bootkit Caught in the Wild

ESET Research discovers the first UEFI bootkit for Linux 27 Nov 2024 Listed under: ESET Research Editor • In November 2024, a previously unknown application, named bootkit.efi, was uploaded to VirusTotal, upon inspection ESET Research discovered it to be an UEFI application. >linux UEFI bootkit caught in wild >secure boot prevents it from infecting system But /g/ sisters told me that secure boot was an NSA backdoor for remote access...?

Скриншот новости ESET Research о первом UEFI-бутките для Linux сопровождается текстом с имиджборды: Secure Boot действительно предотвращает заражение системы, хотя пользователи /g/ ранее называли его бэкдором АНБ для удалённого доступа. Шутка высмеивает противоречие между параноидальными убеждениями и практической пользой функции безопасности. EN: A screenshot of an ESET Research news item about the first UEFI bootkit for Linux is paired with an imageboard-style caption: Secure Boot does prevent the system from being infected, even though /g/ users previously called it an NSA backdoor for remote access. The joke mocks the contradiction between paranoid beliefs and the practical usefulness of a security feature.

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