IT threat evolution Q1 2022

IT threat evolution in Q1 2022 IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. Mobile statistics Targeted attacks MoonBounce: the dark side of UEFI firmware Late last year, we became aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware...

MoonBounce: New malware deployed by APT41 in UEFI firmware

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. MoonBounce is a new type of malware that hides in the most complex part of an Operating System OS, the Basic Input Output System BIOS chip, and thus persists even after reinstalling your OS or formatting your hard drive...

Chinese Hackers Spotted Using New UEFI Firmware Implant in Targeted Attacks

A previously undocumented firmware implant deployed to maintain stealthy persistence as part of a targeted espionage campaign has been linked to the Chinese-speaking Winnti advanced persistent threat group APT41. Kaspersky, which codenamed the rootkit MoonBounce, characterized the malware as the...

MoonBounce: the dark side of UEFI firmware

What happened? At the end of 2021, we were made aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our Firmware Scanner, which has been integrated into Kaspersky products since the beginning of 2019. Further analysis has shown that a single component within the inspected firmwares image...