🤖 BlackX, a UEFI bootkit seen in an espionage campaign in early 2026, abuses the old Baton Drop flaw to bypass Secure Boot, then loads a malicious driver built to interfere with Kaspersky and Avast.
🔗 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackx-uefi-bootkit-exploits-baton-drop-flaw-to-bypass-secure-boot/
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BleepingComputerBlackX UEFI bootkit exploits Baton Drop flaw to bypass Secure BootA new UEFI bootkit named BlackX, deployed in an espionage campaign in early 2026, exploited the old Baton Drop vulnerability to bypass Secure Boot and load a malicious driver designed to interfere with security solutions from Kaspersky and Avast.