Vulnerabilities have been detected in the BIOS chips found in millions of computers which could leave users open to hacking, as demonstrated by two researchers at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, Canada.
According to Wired, the BIOS chip operates below antivirus software so is not usually scanned, meaning a successful hack could allow attackers to plant malware on computers and remain undetected. BIOS chips are used to boot a computer and load the operating system, but the malware would remain even if the operating system was removed and re-installed.
Millions of computers left vulnerable to BIOS chip hack
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