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08/08/2022
CosmicStrand UEFI malware found in ASUS and Gigabyte motherboards
Old motherboards by ASUS and Gigabyte are being targeted by a novel malware called CosmicStrand, that can survive operating system re-installs and it survives in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFIs) unlike just the storage drive.
CosmicStrand has reportedly claimed victims from Russia, China, Vietnam and Iran and so the intelligence suggests that the malware was developed by the West (Europe and North America) and aimed to gather intelligence from individuals.
What’s interesting about this malware is that it was discovered in 2017 by Chinese antivirus vendor Qihoo 360, but somehow the malicious software remained hidden for several years and was only dug out and revealed to the world by Kaspersky.
