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Found in the wild: The world’s first unkillable UEFI bootkit for Linux (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by VITecNet to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 98 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

found in the wild no evidence of actual infections in the wild

you know I shouldn't be disappointed by blatant lies in headlines with the state of journalism in current year but I still kinda am.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks for saving my time.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago

You are disappointed because it doesn't have to be this way.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

You can find it in the wild without finding evidence of infection.

I think in this context found in the wild means that the sample was found in the wild, just maybe not running.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

I'm disappointed, but this is a good thing.