MSI hit in cyberattack, warns against installing knock-off firmware
Owners of MSI-brand motherboards, GPUs, notebooks, PCs, and other equipment should exercise caution when updating their device's firmware or BIOS after the manufacturer revealed it has recently suffered a cyberattack.shared on Friday, MSI urged users"to obtain firmware/BIOS updates only from its official website," and to avoid using files from other sources.
While this may sound like common sense, it's not unusual to find custom BIOS firmware for PC hardware, particularly for GPUs, floating around enthusiast forums. However, the reason behind MSI's warning may have more to do with the kinds of data allegedly stolen during the attack.
That's material that really shouldn't fall into the wrong hands as it can be used to create malicious firmware clones, which folks could be tricked into trusting and installing. Indeed, the gang claims to have all the tools necessary to develop a potentially malicious BIOS and then digitally sign it in a way that it appears legitimate and can be installed on victims' PCs once they're lured into downloading it. Assuming the miscreants haven't poisoned MSI's downloads, you'll really want to avoid installing what turns out to be malware at the firmware level and instead stick to the official updates.
Additionally, the crew has threatened to release this data, allegedly totaling 1.5TB, unless MSI pays a $4 million ransom within the next few days.
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