Gigabyte firmware component can be abused as a backdoor

Researchers warn that the UEFI firmware in many motherboards made by PC hardware manufacturer Gigabyte injects executable code inside the Windows kernel in an unsafe way that can be abused by attackers to compromise systems. Sophisticated APT groups are abusing similar implementations in the wild.

Source: CSO Online

 


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