Glupteba Botnet Unleashes Stealthy UEFI Bootkit: The Evolution of Cyber Threats

Duck and cover, folks! Glupteba malware just donned a UEFI bootkit cloak, making it the Houdini of cyber threats—disappearing act included! #StealthyPersistence

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Just when you thought your computer's deepest, darkest firmware was safe from nefarious ne'er-do-wells, Glupteba waltzes in with its sleek new bootkit feature, ready to tango with your UEFI. It's the cyber equivalent of a burglar who doesn't just pick your locks but also installs a hidden door. And this malware has more backdoors than a speakeasy in prohibition times, with a dash of cryptocurrency mining and a sprinkle of ad fraud to add some extra zest to its cybercrime cocktail.

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