An industry-wide standard that safeguards Windows devices from firmware infections had a vulnerability for around seven months which may have allowed the bypassing of protection with a simple technique. Patched by Microsoft on Tuesday, the status of Linux systems remains unknown. The exploit permitted attackers with device access to run harmful firmware during bootup, thus infecting the device before any OS loading.
Y chromosome loss creates hidden cancer vulnerability in men
A study initiated by a University of Arizona Cancer Center physician-scientist Dr. Dan Theodorescu revealed that the loss of the Y chromosome in men’s body
