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BIOS-level rootkit attack scary, but hard to pull off.

For the security-conscious, the idea that malware, viruses, and Trojans could be lurking around every digital corner is frightening enough. Now, a duo of Argentinian researchers has demonstrated how code can be embedded and flashed into a system's BIOS. We've been down this road before, but it's definitely much harder to detect and root out such attacks.

-- Tom