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discovered critical BIOS/UEFI vulnerabilities in the Illumina iSeq 100 DNA sequencer, where the device utilizes an outdated firmware implementation with CSM mode lacking essential security features like Secure Boot and firmware write protections.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 […]
Headline should have included that this for the iSeq 100.
I am surprised that such devices are not air-gapped.