UEFI 'Secure' Boot Has Put Security at Risk, Suggests New Report
We're vindicated once again
It's good to be proven right (since 2012). Ars Technica has the details, as do some smaller - albeit not less reputable - sites (what's left of the Web that still covers technology).
Based on what's published: "Medical devices, gaming consoles, ATMs, POS terminals" are at risk.
Thanks, Microsoft! "Secure Boot-neutering PKfail debacle is more prevalent than anyone knew," the headline says. So seems that the main 'net effect' is preventing GNU/Linux and BSD (i.e. secure operating systems) from booting, and as we saw as recently as weeks again, breaking dual-boot setups too.
Thankfully we filed 2 lawsuits related to it this month [1, 2]. It already makes the culprits squirm a little.
At the end, justice will prevail, as will the truth. "Secure" boot was never about security; that's why actual security people didn't promote it, that was the job of Microsoft shills who were busy defaming actual Computer Scientists. █