ESET researchers uncover 'Bootkitty', a first-of-its-kind UEFI bootkit for Linux Bootkitty seems to be in early stages of ...

Researchers at security firm ESET said Wednesday that they found the first UEFI bootkit for Linux. The discovery may portend ...

近期，网络安全研究人员发现了首个针对Linux系统的统一可扩展固件接口（UEFI）引导工具（bootkit），被其作者命名为“Bootkitty”。该工具由名为BlackCat的组织开发，于2024年11月5日被上传至VirusTotal平台，当前仍为概念验证（仅在某些Ubuntu版本和配置上起作用），尚无证据表明其在实际攻击中被利用。

UEFI bootkits are no longer confined to Windows systems alone,” the antivirus provider added. It's unclear how an attacker might circulate the bootkit and if the malware can survive an OS reinstall.

ESET's discovery of the first UEFI bootkit designed for Linux sendss an important message: UEFI bootkits are no longer ...

Bootkitty doesn’t bite… yet Security researchers say they've stumbled upon the first-ever UEFI bootkit targeting Linux, ...

"Bootkitty" is a new and concerning malware that targets Linux systems. Eset analysts recently discovered the bootkit in a ...

ESET has discovered the first proof-of-concept UEFI bootkit malware for Linux: Bootkitty. This is the first time a type of ...

The first UEFI bootkit specifically targeting Linux systems has been discovered, marking a shift in stealthy and ...

Dubbed Bootkitty by its creators who go by the name BlackCat, the bootkit is assessed to be a proof-of-concept (PoC) and ...