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Dark Reading
The malware, which has traits of Petya ransomware and the infamous NotPetya wiper, is designed to target UEFI-based systems, according to researchers.
The Register
Although it hasn't been seen in the wild yet 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 fourth publicly known bootkit capable of punching through the feature and hijacking a PC before the operating system loads.…
Bleeping Computer
A recently discovered ransomware strain called HybridPetya can bypass the UEFI Secure Boot feature to install a malicious application on the EFI System Partition. [...]
The Hacker News
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 mechanism in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) systems using a now-patched vulnerability disclosed earlier this year. Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET said the samples were uploaded
The Register
'The get-out-of-jail-free card option has been removed' as one expert put it Merck's insurers can't use an "act of war" clause to deny the pharmaceutical giant an enormous payout to clean up its NotPetya infection, a court has ruled.…
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The Register
Deal could 'upend the entire cyber-insurance ecosystem and make it almost impossible to get meaningful cyber coverage' Mondelez International has settled its lawsuit against Zurich American Insurance Company, which it brought because the insurer refused to cover the snack giant's $100-million-plus cleanup bill following the 2017 NotPetya outbreak.…
Graham Cluley
The United States has made it $10 million harder to keep your mouth shut, if you happen to have any information about the Russian military hackers who masterminded the notorious NotPetya cyber attack. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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