A supply chain failure compromising Secure Boot protections across numerous computing devices impacts more models than initially thought, including ATMs, POS terminals, and voting machines. The issue, now dubbed PKfail, arose from non-production test platform keys used for over a decade by manufacturers like Acer, Dell and HP. The number of affected machines is now thought to stand at 972, almost double the previous estimate of 513. Cryptographic rootkits that undermine system security could potentially be planted in devices affected.
FBI Deletes PlugX Malware from 4,250 Hacked Computers in Multi-Month Operation
The FBI has deleted PlugX malware from more than 4,250 infected computers as part of a US Department of Justice-approved multi-month operation. PlugX, controlled by
