On 01.11.2013, at 09:57, Marko Cupać <[email protected]> wrote: > I just read an article on slashdot which says that a piece of > malware made "Open BSD operating system (...) modify its > settings and delete its data without explanation or prompting", and > that malware is spreading over microphone and speakers. > > Is this just some kind of negative publicity on a day of OpenBSD 5.4 > release, or there is something to it? >
You should read the full story (or lookup #badbios on twitter), it is not about OpenBSD, but basically affecting any operating system that is running on top of the supposedly infected BIOS. Dragos is not the kind of guy who tries to spread negative publicity about OpenBSD and "badbios" is a seriously scary investigation. But he’s been very careful about making any final conclusions yet. Reyk
