Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now

The images are known as shims, which were invented to extend Secure Boot to Linux devices and utility software. Using a ...

Experts find attackers can exploit decades-old UEFI flaws to gain access to key systems

Almost a dozen vulnerable UEFI shim bootloaders discovered and revoked.

ESET Research discovers vulnerable UEFI shims undermining devices’ Secure Boot

ESET researchers discovered 11 old, Microsoft-signed, UEFI applications that allow bypassing UEFI Secure Boot on the majority of UEFI-based ...
latesthackingnews.com

11 Old Signed UEFI Shims Just Broke Secure Boot on Millions of PCs

ESET found 11 Microsoft-signed UEFI shims, some over a decade old, that let attackers bypass Secure Boot without a single new ...
WeLiveSecurity

Forgotten UEFI shims undermining Secure Boot

ESET researchers discovered 11 vulnerable UEFI shim bootloaders signed by Microsoft that allow attackers to bypass UEFI ...

What is Windows Secure Boot? Here’s what to know

But this Windows security feature provides a vital protection against dangerous malware—one some PCs have just lost. So what ...
Infosecurity Magazine

Eleven Vulnerable UEFI Shims Enable Secure Boot Bypass

Attackers could bypass UEFI Secure Boot on a wide range of systems thanks to 11 Microsoft-signed UEFI shim bootloaders ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft blocks UEFI bootloaders enabling Windows Secure Boot bypass

Some signed third-party bootloaders for the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) could allow attackers to execute unauthorized code in an early stage of the boot process, before the operating ...

Your Windows PC is at risk if you’re missing these security certificates

Microsoft is pushing out a fix to a bigger number of affected computers, but your PC may need your help to receive them.
Bleeping Computer

FinFisher malware hijacks Windows Boot Manager with UEFI bootkit

Commercially developed FinFisher malware now can infect Windows devices using a UEFI bootkit that it injects in the Windows Boot Manager. FinFisher (also known as FinSpy and Wingbird) is a ...
Neowin

Microsoft bizarrely adds half-baked UEFI Secure boot to Windows 7 right before killing it0 0

The extended support updates (ESU) on Windows 7 ends today. Interestingly and rather bizarrely, Microsoft enabled native UEFI and Secure Boot. However, the new feature support is not without flaws.
Ars Technica

UEFI booting with X58

I haven't done a very good job of keeping up with the latest info regarding X58-based motherboards, but I did notice this post describing BIOS options (including a UEFI boot toggle) on a pre-release ...