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Hackers exploit Windows policy to load malicious kernel drivers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 11 months ago by beregoth to c/technology
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They're exploiting Windows driver signing using a certificate loophole and some OS hooks to trick the date verification.

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[โ€“] [email protected] -4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Let me tell you why Windows is superior to Linux:

Hang on, gotta reboot for updates.

[โ€“] Aux -2 points 11 months ago

Thankfully, Linux is now just yet another process inside Windows, so you can reboot your Linux for updates while still using your browser to reply on Lemmy.