Microsoft on Friday said it’s investigating an incident wherein a driver signed by the company turned out to be a malicious Windows rootkit that was observed communicating with command-and-control (C2) servers located in China. The driver, called “Netfilter,” is said to target gaming environments, specifically in the East Asian country, with the Redmond-based firm noting…
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A Well-Meaning Feature Leaves Millions of Dell PCs Vulnerable
Flaws in a firmware security tool affect as many as 30 million desktops, laptops, and tablets. Dell is releasing a patch today for a set of vulnerabilities that left as many as 30 million devices exposed.PHOTOGRAPH: ARTUR WIDAK/GETTY IMAGES RESEARCHERS HAVE KNOWN for years about security issues with the foundational computer code known as firmware. It’s often riddled with…