[coreboot] uefi rootkit (lojax)

[Matt DeVillier]

On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 8:20 AM Ivan Ivanov <qmastery16 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you for the info! However we are not affected thanks to
> coreboot's default payload being SeaBIOS. If anything, these "uefi
> rootkit" news could be used to promote the coreboot(+SeaBIOS) project
> to wider audiences

that's a pretty myopic view of coreboot and its users; coreboot
supports 2 different UEFI payloads, which are used by both individual
and commercial entities.

>
> Ivan
>
> >
> > hi all! :)
> >
> > ive just found this, and thought that it can be valuable info for the
> > people around:
> >
> > https://www.welivesecurity.com/2018/09/27/lojax-first-uefi-rootkit-found-wild-courtesy-sednit-group/
> >
> > (i hope it wont disturb anyone here, as its near to be offtopic)
> >
> > all the bests for all of you! :)
> >
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