Gigabyte releases fix for motherboard security flaws, so patch now

Taiwanese hardware giant Gigabyte has issued a patch for a security flaw that allowed threat actors to push malware through the device’s firmware. In total, more than 270 motherboard models were affected by the flaw. 

Less than a week ago, cybersecurity researchers from Eclypsium reported finding a flaw in how the motherboards handled firmware updates. The devices had a hidden mechanism that quietly runs an updater program that connects to a remote server, and downloads and runs software.