Hackers have leveraged the Godot game engine’s capabilities to launch a new malware, GodLoader, which has already infected over 17,000 systems via cross-platform targeting. The malware bypasses detections by executing arbitrary code in game assets and executing a crypto miner once loaded. Check Point Research reported the malware being distributed by the malware-as-a-service provider Stargazer Ghost Network via GitHub repositories.
Bootkitty is the first UEFI Bootkit designed for Linux systems
Cybersecurity researchers from ESET identified the first-ever UEFI bootkit for Linux systems, known as Bootkitty. The bootkit targets the system’s signature verification feature, disabling it
