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Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack

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Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack

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Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

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UEFIs booting Windows and Linux devices can be hacked by malicious logo images.

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Nope, they aren’t as universal as EFI. I think the closest comparable attack vector for “old tech” is a bootsector virus.

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