New BYOTC Attack Hijacks Trusted Windows Apps to Abuse Privileged Kernel Drivers

A new Windows attack shows how a trusted program can become a path to sensitive system functions. The method, called Bring Your Own Trusted Caller, or BYOTC, turns a legitimate user-mode application into the tool that asks a privileged driver to perform dangerous actions. Unlike a conventional vulnerable-driver attack, the driver may be working exactly […] The post New BYOTC Attack Hijacks Trusted Windows Apps to Abuse Privileged Kernel Drivers appeared first on Cyber Security News.