Discovery of new UEFI Rootkit is bad news! #1614



The UEFI Rootkit that has been discovered has been in the wild since 2016, with it only now being discovered is an absolute disaster primarily at this point for Windows users! How something so sinister can go undetected for this long is a tragedy. We had some boosts to the show from the fountain podcast app thank you to those early adopters.

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Show Notes:
09:34YouTube Shorts.
11:51Hackers going after BMW.
15:13UEFI Rootkit.
19:35California Insulin.
22:51Perseid Schedule.
24:07FTC to Block Meta Purchase.
25:28Two-page Net Neutrality Bill.
27:11Chips Act Passes House/Senate.
31:49Apple Earnings.
32:15Intel Earnings.
34:12Amazon Earnings.
34:59AMD Chip Leak.
35:22Radiation Detector Sabotage.
36:56Instagram Buckles under Pressure.
37:47Renewed EV Rebates.
39:38No More New Homes till 2032.
43:00Spotify’s insane spending.
43:29Google Delays Cookie Ban.
44:17Philippines Rural to get Starlink.
46:42Pegasus Hearings and who’s next.
47:09Supply chain Hitting Apple.
48:13Landsat at 50.
48:36Chocolate Shortage.
49:35Voyager Power Update.
50:49James Webb shattering records.
51:22James Webb Stamp.

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Todd Cochrane is the Founder of Geek News Central and host of the Geek News Central Podcast. He is a Podcast Hall of Fame Inductee and was one of the very first podcasters in 2004. He wrote the first book on podcasting, and did many of the early Podcast Advertising deals in the podcasting space. He does two other podcasts in addition to Geek News Central. The New Media Show and Podcast Legends.


One thought on “Discovery of new UEFI Rootkit is bad news! #1614

  1. Hey Todd, Russ (formerly of Symantec back in the day) here.

    I think any push to reduce healthcare cost is a good thing. With almost 1/5th of Americans residing in California, it becomes a logical testbed for this. The fact that we spend many times what any other developed nation on healthcare, but we have a declining life expectancy is a travesty.

    -Russ

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