Researchers have discovered what they believe is the first-ever malware capable of infecting the boot process of Linux systems. "Bootkitty" is proof-of-concept code that students in Korea developed for a cybersecurity training program they're involved in. Though unfinished, the bootkit is fully functional and even includes an exploit for one of several so-called LogoFAIL vulnerabilities in the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) ecosystem that Binary Research uncovered in November 2023.
