Looking for sophisticated malware in IoT devicesKaspersky Securelist·Sep 23, 10:00 UTC · Sep 23, 2020Malware in the wild57
Millions of PC motherboards were sold with a firmware backdoorArs Technica · Security·Jun 1, 13:04 UTC · Jun 1, 2023Malware42
Keenadu the tablet conqueror and the links between major Android botnetsKaspersky Securelist·Feb 17, 09:00 UTC · Feb 17, 2026Malware55
Destructive firmware attacks pose a significant threat to businessesHelp Net Security·Jun 29, 00:00 UTC · Jun 29, 2022Malware30
Stealthy firmware bootkit leveraged by APT in targeted attacksHelp Net Security·Jan 21, 00:00 UTC · Jan 21, 2022Malware55
MoonBounce: the dark side of UEFI firmwareKaspersky Securelist·Jan 20, 10:00 UTC · Jan 20, 2022Malware42
Friday Squid Blogging: Why Mexican Jumbo Squid Populations Have DeclinedSchneier on Security·Jan 29, 08:03 UTC · Jan 29, 2020Malware55
Firmware-level Android backdoor found on tablets from multiple manufacturersHelp Net Security·Feb 17, 00:00 UTC · Feb 17, 2026Malware42
Infected firmware spotted in well-known lowSecurity Affairs·May 25, 22:52 UTC · May 25, 2018Malware42
Expert found a secret backdoor in Zyxel firewall and VPNSecurity Affairs·Jan 1, 17:58 UTC · Jan 1, 2021MalwareCVE-2020-2958360
Keenadu Firmware Backdoor Infects Android Tablets via Signed OTA UpdatesThe Hacker News·Feb 18, 13:25 UTC · Feb 18, 2026Malware55
Millions of Dell laptops could be persistently backdoored in ReVault attacksHelp Net Security·Aug 11, 08:57 UTC · Aug 11, 2025MalwareCVE-2025-24311CVE-2025-25050CVE-2025-25215+2 CVEs60
CosmicStrand: the discovery of a sophisticated UEFI firmware rootkitKaspersky Securelist·Jul 25, 10:00 UTC · Jul 25, 2022Malware42
Chinese Hackers Spotted Using New UEFI Firmware Implant in Targeted AttacksThe Hacker News·Jan 24, 06:26 UTC · Jan 24, 2022Malware42
More Firmware Backdoor Found In Cheap Android PhonesThe Hacker News·Dec 15, 00:00 UTC · Dec 15, 2016Malware42
CosmicStrand, a sophisticated UEFI firmware rootkit linked to ChinaSecurity Affairs·Jul 31, 09:07 UTC · Jul 31, 2022Malware30
Thunderstrike 2 rootkit infects Mac firmwareSecurity Affairs·Sep 30, 12:54 UTC · Sep 30, 2017Malware30
Diplomats Attacked with Firmware BootkitInfosecurity Magazine·Oct 5, 19:11 UTC · Oct 5, 2020Malware in the wild57
Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers Ship With Backdoor That Opens Unauthenticated Root ShellsThe Hacker News·Aug 8, 05:46 UTC · Aug 8, 2026Malware42
Android devices shipped with backdoored firmware as part of the BADBOX networkSecurity Affairs·Oct 11, 13:27 UTC · Oct 11, 2023Malware42
New iLOBleed Rootkit Targeting HP Enterprise Servers with Data Wiping AttacksThe Hacker News·Jan 7, 04:42 UTC · Jan 7, 2022Malware in the wild57
Zyxel NAS, firewalls and LILIN DVRs and IP cameras conscripted into IoT botnetsHelp Net Security·Mar 23, 00:00 UTC · Mar 23, 2020MalwareCVE-2020-905460
Russians' stealthy 'LoJax' malware can infect on the firmware levelCyberScoop·Sep 28, 13:48 UTC · Sep 28, 2018Malware in the wild60
Intel's CHIPSEC can detect CIA's OS X rootkitHelp Net Security·Jun 26, 21:23 UTC · Jun 26, 2018Malware30
Keenadu backdoor found preinstalled on Android devices, powers Ad fraud campaignSecurity Affairs·Feb 18, 08:31 UTC · Feb 18, 2026Malware42
Code found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoorArs Technica · Security·Nov 29, 21:37 UTC · Nov 29, 2024Malware42
TrickBot Malware Gets UEFI/BIOS Bootkit Feature to Remain UndetectedThe Hacker News·Dec 3, 12:13 UTC · Dec 3, 2020Malware42
Backdoors in DKaspersky Securelist·May 23, 10:00 UTC · May 23, 2018MalwareCVE-2018-6212CVE-2018-6213CVE-2018-6211+1 CVEs47
Hacking Firmware from Mobile Phone Hacking Company Leaked OnlineThe Hacker News·Oct 26, 08:16 UTC · Oct 26, 2016Malware30
Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllersArs Technica · Security·Aug 5, 22:35 UTC · Aug 5, 2026MalwareCVE-2013-478660
BotenaGo botnet targets millions of IoT devices using 33 exploitsSecurity Affairs·Nov 12, 07:16 UTC · Nov 12, 2021MalwareCVE-2020-8515CVE-2015-2051CVE-2016-1555+17 CVEs47
Backdoored firmware lets China state hackers control routers with “magic packets”Ars Technica · Security·Sep 27, 19:04 UTC · Sep 27, 2023Malware42
Experts Uncover New 'CosmicStrand' UEFI Firmware Rootkit Used by Chinese HackersThe Hacker News·Aug 7, 04:15 UTC · Aug 7, 2022Malware42
Experts spotted Triada Trojan in firmware of lowSecurity Affairs·Mar 3, 12:23 UTC · Mar 3, 2018Malware42
Users cry foul after AMD stripped memory crypto from its consumer CPUsArs Technica · Security·Jun 15, 00:00 UTC · Jun 15, 2026Malware30
New backdoor found in Android tablets targeting users in Russia, Germany and JapanThe Record·Feb 18, 15:31 UTC · Feb 18, 2026Malware42
New 'MosaicRegressor' UEFI Bootkit Malware Found Active in the WildThe Hacker News·Oct 6, 08:33 UTC · Oct 6, 2020Malware30