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A new malware variant called HybridPetya threatens modern UEFI-based systems and exploits a known Secure Boot vulnerability. Organizations should be on alert, as the ransomware, so far only known as a ...

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UEFI secure boot was designed to block malicious code from sneaking into your PC's BIOS boot-up process. However, a newly discovered ransomware dubbed HybridPetya somehow found a way to circumvent ...

ESET Research has discovered new ransomware samples, which it has named HybridPetya, resembling the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware. They were uploaded to VirusTotal in February 2025. HybridPetya ...

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 ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new ransomware strain dubbed HybridPetya that resembles the notorious Petya/NotPetya malware, while also incorporating the ability to bypass the Secure Boot ...

ESET Research has discovered HybridPetya, on the VirusTotal sample sharing platform. It is a copycat of the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware, adding the capability of compromising UEFI-based systems ...

HybridPetya encrypts the Master File Table, a system file that stores metadata for all files on NTFS partitions. According to ESET researcher Martin Smolár, “Unlike the original Petya/NotPetya, ...