The article discusses a new ransomware strain called HybridPetya, which can exploit a patched vulnerability to bypass UEFI Secure Boot on unrevoked Windows systems. This makes it the fourth known bootkit capable of circumventing this security feature and taking control of a PC before the operating system loads. However, it has not yet been observed in the wild.https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/hopefully_just_a_poc_hybridpetya/
HybridPetya: More proof that Secure Boot bypasses are not just an urban legend
