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HybridPetya Ransomware Bypasses UEFI Secure Boot to Encrypt Hard Drives

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Source: WeLiveSecurity
HybridPetya Ransomware Bypasses UEFI Secure Boot to Encrypt Hard Drives
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TL;DR

ESET Research discovered HybridPetya, a Petya/NotPetya copycat with advanced capabilities including UEFI Secure Boot bypass via CVE‑2024‑7344, and the ability to compromise modern UEFI systems by installing malicious EFI applications, although it is not actively spreading in the wild yet.

Topics:technologycybersecurity#bootkit#cve-2024-7344#cybersecurity#hybridpetya#ransomware#uefi-secure-boot-bypass
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  1. Introducing HybridPetya: Petya/NotPetya copycat with UEFI Secure Boot bypass  WeLiveSecurity
  2. New HybridPetya Ransomware Bypasses UEFI Secure Boot With CVE-2024-7344 Exploit  The Hacker News
  3. ESET Research discovers UEFI-compatible HybridPetya ransomware capable of Secure Boot bypass  Yahoo Finance
  4. HybridPetya ransomware dodges UEFI Secure Boot  theregister.com
  5. HybridPetya ransomware bypasses UEFI Secure Boot to maliciously encrypt hard drives  Notebookcheck

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