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Sead Fadilpašić

SHOCKING: New uefi secure boot flaw exposes systems to bootkits - What They Never Told You

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  • ESET finds bug in a UEFI application allowing malicious actors to bypass UEFI Secure Boot
  • The move grants criminals the ability to deploy bootkits to affected systems
  • Microsoft addressed the bug in January 2025 Patch Tuesday update
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