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Russian security firm Kaspersky claims to have found a number of suspicious UEFI images, based on the leaked source code of the Italian firm Hacking Team, containing a malicious implant that could be used place a malicious update on a Windows system.

Samples of Remote Control System, the surveillance tool sold by the Italian outfit Hacking Team until it was hacked in 2015, have surfaced and been noticed in 14 countries, the Slovakian security firm ESET claims.

The investigation into a data breach at a Milan-based surveillance technology company is likely to end with no conclusion as to the identity of the attackers.

A so-called legitimate app called Remote Control System (RCS) developed by Italian company ‘Hacking Team’ appears to be spyware that can infect Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Windows and Mac OS.