Article 700DH HybridPetya: More proof that Secure Boot bypasses are not just an urban legend

HybridPetya: More proof that Secure Boot bypasses are not just an urban legend

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Story ImageAlthough it hasn't been seen in the wild yet

A new ransomware strain dubbed HybridPetya was able to exploit a patched vulnerability to bypass Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot on unrevoked Windows systems, making it the fourth publicly known bootkit capable of punching through the feature and hijacking a PC before the operating system loads....

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