Experts Uncover New 'CosmicStrand' UEFI Firmware Rootkit Used by Chinese Hackers

"The rootkit is located in the firmware images of Gigabyte or ASUS motherboards, and we noticed that all these images are related to designs using the H81 chipset," Kaspersky researchers said in a new report published today. "This suggests that a common vulnerability may exist that allowed the attac...