boot chain

A class of pre‑OS attacks that tampers with the boot chain and even replaces trusted boot components — sometimes as seemingly innocent as a boot logo or signed EFI binary — has resurfaced as a practical threat to both Windows and Linux devices, and recent public disclosures show how a single...

Microsoft has confirmed a Windows BitLocker security feature bypass tracked as CVE-2025-55332, and the advisory — backed by third‑party aggregators — describes an issue that allows an attacker with physical access to influence BitLocker’s boot or recovery decision logic and bypass protections...