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Microsoft has published some helpful guidance against the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit vulnerability that can bypass Secure Boot, VBS, BitLocker, Windows Defender, and more to infect updated Windows PCs.

BlackLotus is an all-powerful UEFI bootkit recently discovered "in the wild," a security threat equipped with very advanced capabilities and designed to turn itself into an invisible...

All Windows 11 devices with Secure Boot enabled could be bypassed by the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit, making it the first malware to achieve such a feat, reports The Register.

BlackLotus, which is a bootkit, has been doing the rounds on the internet since last year. This bootkit is capable of bypassing Secure Boot, disabling BitLocker, Microsoft Defender, and more.

ESET researchers are the first to publish an analysis of BlackLotus, the first in-the-wild UEFI bootkit capable of bypassing UEFI Secure Boot.

CrowdStrike says cybercrime gang Scattered Spider has exploited longtime Windows security issues to use bring-your-own-vulnerable-driver (BYOVD) techniques against its own and other endpoint tools.

A threat actor that specializes in getting around multifactor authentication protection has added a new tool to its arsenal for infecting computers: Leveraging a known Windows weakness to compromise the operating system's kernel. The group is dubbed Scattered Spider by researchers at Crowdstrike. Others call it Roasted 0ktapus or UNC3944. Whatever the name, Crowdstrike says

It is the time of the month that sees Microsoft releasing previews of the updates that will be made available to everyone next patch Tuesday. In line with this, the company has released a preview of the KB5018496 update for Windows 11 2022 Update / Windows 11 22H2.

Microsoft's latest cumulative update KB5018496 (Build 22621.755) brings enhanced Microsoft Account backup experience, right clicking on the taskbar to access Task Manager, and many more new features.

Microsoft recently released Build 22621.755 of Windows 11 in preview. The update adds a new Task Manager shortcut and brings a long list of other improvements.