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Windows 11's driver signature requirement is one of the best anti-consumer security features out there

Windows 11, the most-used consumer desktop operating system in the world, undoubtedly has its problems. Yet, despite those problems, it's the most refined version of the company's operating system, ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft signing keys keep getting hijacked, to the delight of Chinese threat actors

In July, security researchers revealed a sobering discovery: hundreds of pieces of malware used by multiple hacker groups to infect Windows devices had been digitally signed and validated as safe by ...
ZDNet

These hackers used Microsoft-signed malicious drivers to further their ransomware attacks

Security firms have reported that multiple hacking groups have been using drivers signed by Microsoft in a series of attacks, including the deployment of Cuba ransomware. That development matters ...
Threat Post

Driver Disaster: Over 40 Signed Drivers Can’t Pass Security Muster

Dozens of insecure drivers from 20 vendors illustrate widespread weaknesses when it comes to kernel protection. LAS VEGAS – An insecure driver can be just what a hacker needs to get its foot in the ...
Bleeping Computer

Bluebottle hackers used signed Windows driver in attacks on banks

A signed Windows driver has been used in attacks on banks in French-speaking countries, likely from a threat actor that stole more than $11 million from various banks. The activity and targets fit the ...