Researchers have discovered malicious code circulating in the wild that hijacks the earliest stage boot process of Linux devices by exploiting a year old firmware vulnerability when it remains unpatched on affected models. The critical vulnerability is one of a constellation of exploitable flaws discovered last year and given the name LogoFAIL . These exploits are able to override an industry standard defense known as Secure Boot and execute malicious firmware early in the boot process. Until...

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