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MSI Warns Over Fraudsters Pitching Lucrative YouTuber Partnerships
By Mark Tyson published
Please double check that any partnership offers you receive as a blogger / vlogger etc come from an authentic MSI.com email address.
CosmicStrand Malware Infects ASUS, Gigabyte Motherboards
By Francisco Pires published
A very earthly threat reaches hardened UEFI BIOSes.
Foxconn Factory Hit by Ransomware Suffers From Production Impacts
By Mark Tyson published
The Lockbit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for this attack. Foxconn has three plants in Mexico making LCD TVs, set top boxes, and smartphones.
Over 100 Lenovo Laptops Affected by Trio of UEFI Vulnerabilities
By Mark Tyson published
Vulnerabilities were first spotted by ESET researchers. Two would allow an attacker to disable UEFI flash memory protection. Another is an elevated privileges with arbitrary code execution flaw.
Leaked Nvidia Code-Signing Certificate Now Being Used by Malware
By Mark Tyson published
Among all the sensitive hardware and driver data spilled by hacking extortion group Lapsus$, there were some expired but still usable Nvidia code-signing certificates.
MoonBounce Malware Hides In Your BIOS Chip, Persists After Drive Formats
By Mark Tyson published
It is very worrying that a trend among malware writers is to attempt to infect your PC motherboard's flash memory, so it can persist through an SSD/HDD wipe or replacement.
Researchers Find Malware Hiding in Windows Subsystem for Linux
By Nathaniel Mott published
Black Lotus Labs said it found malware using the Windows Subsystem for Linux to avoid detection by security tools.
New ‘Panda’ Malware Strain is After Your Cryptocoins
By Ian Evenden published
A new strain of Malware is spreading and stealing cryptocurrency and VPN details.
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