The ALPHV ransomware group (aka BlackCat) was observed employing signed malicious Windows kernel drivers to evade detection by security software during attacks.

While it is not clear how the Terminator program is interfacing with the driver, a PoC exploit was released in 2021 that exploits flaws in the driver to execute commands with Windows Kernel ...

Many Windows 11/10 users while connecting a scanner, printer, or some other device to their Windows computer are receiving the following error: You need a WIA driver to use this device.