Hundreds of Windows and Linux computer models from virtually all hardware makers are vulnerable to a new attack that executes malicious firmware early in the boot-up sequence, a feat that allows ...

IT administrators are being warned to watch for patches from Microsoft, Linux distributors, and major software makers to patch a serious buffer flow vulnerability in the bootloader process of ...

These exploits are able to override an industry-standard defense known as Secure Boot and execute malicious firmware early in the boot process. Until now, there were no public indications that ...