Tag: UEFI firmware

Kaspersky finds firmware bootkit MoonBounce shows major advancement

By Back End News on January 25, 2022

Kaspersky researchers found that firmware bootkit MoonBounce hides in one of the computer’s essential parts: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware. According to the cybersecurity solutions company, MoonBounce was first detected in […]

Kaspersky reveals FinFisher spyware effectively evades detection

By Back End News on September 30, 2021

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky uncovers that FinSpy spyware, which it has been tracking since 2011, uses four layers of obfuscation to evade detection and employs UEFI bootkit to infect victims. Kaspersky researchers presented […]