Researchers Discover “Bootkitty” – First UEFI Bootkit Targeting Linux Kernels

Researchers Discover “Bootkitty” – First UEFI Bootkit Targeting Linux Kernels











Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on what has been described as the first Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit designed for Linux systems.
Dubbed Bootkitty by its creators who go by the name BlackCat, the bootkit is assessed to be a proof-of-concept (PoC) and there is no evidence that it has been put to use in real-world attacks. Also tracked as IranuKit, it was uploaded










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