First publicly known malware BlackLotus capable of bypassing (UEFI) Secure Boot in the wild

BlackLotus Becomes First UEFI Bootkit Malware to Bypass Secure Boot.

A stealthy Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackLotus has become the first publicly known malware capable of bypassing Secure Boot defenses, making it a potent threat in the cyber landscape.

“This bootkit can run even on fully up-to-date Windows 11 systems with UEFI Secure Boot enabled,” Slovak cybersecurity company ESET said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

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Source: THN