Malicious Microsoft Drivers Could Number in the Thousands, Says Cisco Talos

An anonymous reader shared Thursday's report from eSecurity Planet:
After Microsoft warned earlier this week that some drivers certified by the Windows Hardware Developer Program (MWHDP) are being leveraged maliciously, a Cisco Talos security researcher said the number of malicious drivers could number in the thousands.
Talos researcher Chris Neal discussed how the security problem evolved in a blog post. "Starting in Windows Vista 64-bit, to combat the threat of malicious drivers, Microsoft beg