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BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations

Diplomatic organizations in Central Asia have been targeted by a sophisticated new Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackX.

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Sources
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What to do

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Read The Hacker News: BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations (opens a new tab)

What happened

Diplomatic organizations in Central Asia have been targeted by a sophisticated new Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackX.

The activity, which singled out diplomatic entities in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in early 2026, is suspected to be orchestrated by a China-linked state-sponsored hacking group known as APT41, Kaspersky said in a technical report

Sources

  1. Reporting

    The Hacker News: BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations (opens a new tab)

    The article reports this vulnerability. It is reporting, not independently primary-confirmed or locally reviewed.

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  2. Reporting

    The Hacker News syndication feed (opens a new tab)

    The RSS/Atom/RDF entry supplied this exact link and any available title, date, and excerpt.

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, October 23). BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations. https://kevwire.com/record/thehackernews-blackx-uefi-bootkit-bypasses-secure-68f2c8a7a2b6

MLA

"BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations." KEVWire, 23 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/thehackernews-blackx-uefi-bootkit-bypasses-secure-68f2c8a7a2b6.

Chicago

KEVWire. "BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations." Last modified October 23, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/thehackernews-blackx-uefi-bootkit-bypasses-secure-68f2c8a7a2b6.

Evidence summary (plain text)

BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations (Oct 23, 2026).
Diplomatic organizations in Central Asia have been targeted by a sophisticated new Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackX.

The activity, which singled out diplomatic entities in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan in early 2026, is suspected to be orchestrated by a China-linked state-sponsored hacking group known as APT41, Kaspersky said in a technical report
Sources:
The Hacker News: BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/blackx-uefi-bootkit-bypasses-secure.html
The Hacker News syndication feed: https://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHackersNews
Record ID: thehackernews-blackx-uefi-bootkit-bypasses-secure-68f2c8a7a2b6.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
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