Chinese state-linked hackers compromised executive laptops at a Hainan conference using USB boot attacks, bypassing ...

As we approach the first weekend of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta, Activision's Ricochet anti-cheat team has published a detailed guide to help PC players turn on certain security features ...

The first step is to reset the BIOS to the factory default settings. Press the correct BIOS key to enter your Acer BIOS, then find the option to restore all BIOS Settings to their defaults. Save and ...

Kylian Mbappé has retained the World Cup Golden Boot after Lionel Messi failed to score in Sunday's final against Spain. The France and Real Madrid striker scored twice against England in a 6-4 defeat ...

Mbappe scored 10 goals at the 2026 World Cup, two more than his nearest rival Messi (Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect Spain’s 1-0 win over Argentina in ...

Researchers recently discovered 11 vulnerable but still trusted UEFI shim bootloaders that attackers could have used to bypass Secure Boot on systems that trust Microsoft's third-party UEFI signing ...

Attackers could bypass UEFI Secure Boot on a wide range of systems thanks to 11 Microsoft-signed UEFI shim bootloaders carrying vulnerabilities that have remained buried for more than a decade, ...

An industry-wide standard Microsoft invented to protect Windows, and later Linux, devices from firmware infections has been trivial to bypass for 13 of its 14 years of existence. The discovery was ...

ESET researchers discovered 11 vulnerable UEFI shim bootloaders signed by Microsoft that allow attackers to bypass UEFI Secure Boot by exploiting decade-old vulnerabilities Following is the ...

Six vulnerabilities in the widely used U-Boot bootloader have been discovered that could allow attackers to execute malicious code during device boot, potentially enabling stealthy firmware attacks ...

Most people don’t spend time thinking about Secure Boot. (Not even the staff at PCWorld.) But this Windows security feature provides a vital protection against dangerous malware—one some PCs have just ...

Last year’s end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 was a big test for consumers and IT pros alike. Congratulations — everyone passed! Before you start celebrating, though, pay attention to another ...