Researchers discovered critical BIOS/UEFI vulnerabilities in the Illumina iSeq 100 DNA sequencer, where the device utilizes an outdated firmware implementation with CSM mode lacking essential security features like Secure Boot and firmware write protections.   The vulnerability window allows attackers to exploit the system, potentially overwriting the firmware to either disable the device or install malicious […]
  • dingdongitsabear@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    these gbhackers submissions have superoverblown click-baity titles. I am now aware of them and it takes but a few of these to put these clowns on a cried-wolf list. hopefully lemmy will have some ignore domain thingy and add this to the likes of sun, nypost et al., never to be seen again and/or taken seriously.

  • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Headline should have included that this for the iSeq 100.

    I am surprised that such devices are not air-gapped.

  • lurch (he/him)English
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    18 hours ago

    dood. if the attacker can access BIOS/UEFI of your DNA sequencer, the firmware is the least of your problems. i mean, it’s not great it’s vulnerable, but that tool should have a minimal hardened, read-only OS.