HybridPetya Ransomware Bypasses UEFI Secure Boot via CVE‑2024‑7344 — What Security Teams Must Do Now
If you’ve been leaning on UEFI Secure Boot as your last line of defense against bootkits, this one will make you sit up. A new ransomware strain dubbed “HybridPetya” doesn’t just echo the infamous Petya/NotPetya playbook—it escalates it. Researchers at ESET say HybridPetya can bypass UEFI Secure Boot using CVE‑2024‑7344, a now-revoked vulnerability in a…