New Malware Called Bootkitty Attacking Linux Boot Ubuntu
No computer or smartphone / smartphone will be free of virus. After using the keys F12, F11, Escape, and Del the Linux distribution operating systems might not boot correctly because they were infected with this new enemy malware who already got access to the boot menu and the worse case, no matter what antivirus do, they aren't capable right now to control the worldwide infection and spy manipulation.
The Linux GRUB menu and the UEFI are unprotected. Some experts are calling this new thread to computer and other devices which are using Linux operating systems "UEFI bootkit, named Bootkitty" as a nick name for now.
These are some of the Linux operating systems, the majority are open sources for users to install them on their devices, PC, Cel l Phones, Smartphones, iPhone, Tablets, Notbooks, Mackbooks, Chromebooks etc:
Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux, Linux Mint, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Gentoo, Kali Linux, elementary OS, CloudLinux, Knoppix, Manjaro, Scientific Linux, AlmaLinux, Astra Linux, Clear Linux OS, ClearOS, Corel Linux, Oracle Linux, Pop!_OS, Rocky Linux, Finnix and some other could be infected with spyware - malware ad virus..
Comments
Kiss good bye the great privacy online, I use Mac computers and I assume it will get infected by that horrible virus. NO Windows and No Linux either.
Too bad because till a month ago, Linux was the Holy Grail of the operating systems in the planet and with a cost of free. Now we have to worry about all our computer privacy, this sucks.
I'm already used to scan my computer harddrive, because I'm using Microsoft Windows rather than Linux. Sad because at some point I said, I don't want to keep changing passwords and always worrying about hackers stealing my bank money and I thought maybe if I started learning to use Ubuntu Linus System I will be more safe, But not, I guess the is none systems out there to trust anymore.