Korean cybersecurity students have developed a proof-of-concept malware called “Bootkitty”, capable of infecting the boot process of Linux systems. This is a major shift in cybersecurity, as prior bootkits have been Windows-specific. Bootkitty, while still somewhat unfinished, bypasses the Secure Boot process and can persist through system reboots, and even physical replacement of certain parts. Experts have warned that bootloaders present a largely overlooked but growing attack surface.
Change Healthcare Data Breach Settlement Talks To Be Explored Early in MDL
The U.S. Judicial Panel has centralized all pretrial proceedings in the Change Healthcare lawsuit. Due to illnesses among the defense team, a conference scheduled for