HybridPetya Ransomware Bypasses UEFI Secure Boot to Encrypt Hard Drives
Originally Published 4 months ago — by theregister.com
HybridPetya is a proof-of-concept ransomware-bootkit that exploits a patched UEFI Secure Boot vulnerability to hijack Windows systems before OS load, highlighting that Secure Boot bypasses are real and evolving, though it has not been seen in the wild yet.