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Researchers: Rootkits headed for BIOS
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2006-01-26

ARLINGTON, Virginia -- Insider attacks and industrial espionage could become more stealthy by hiding malicious code in the core system functions available in a motherboard's flash memory, researchers said on Wednesday at the Black Hat Federal conference.

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Researchers: Rootkits headed for BIOS 2006-05-25
Anonymous
I've been experiencing this technology since November 2005. It is extremely malicious, invasive and disruptive. I know that those perpetrating this crime are serious white collar criminals with a 20 year history in mainstream money laundering. It would be prudent for the community to note that Windo...

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