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 ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. -- ESET Research has discovered new ransomware samples, which it has named HybridPetya, resembling the infamous ...

Two research groups demonstrate PC firmware vulnerabilities that are difficult to mitigate and likely to be exploited in the wild. Two teams of researchers have revealed vulnerabilities this week in ...

For a more detailed analysis and technical breakdown of HybridPetya, check out the latest ESET Research blogpost: "Introducing HybridPetya: Petya/NotPetya copycat with UEFI Secure Boot bypass," on ...

Secure Boot is a feature of your PC's UEFI that only allows approved operating systems to boot up. It's a security tool that prevents malware from taking over your PC at boot time. While it's not ...

As a programmer who changes their desktop hardware configuration every other year since the inception of secure boot in 2012 or whenever it came out, I've never had an issue with it or had a device ...

Eradicating Windows and slapping Linux on your computer sure isn’t as easy as it used to be. Modern Windows PCs produced after Windows 8’s release have UEFI firmware with “Secure Boot” enabled. This ...