A recently patched security vulnerability in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) systems could allow attackers to bypass Secure Boot protections and compromise system safety during the boot ...

ESET Research has discovered HybridPetya, on the VirusTotal sample sharing platform. It is a copycat of the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware, adding the capability of compromising UEFI-based systems ...

Attackers can bypass the Secure Boot process on millions of Intel and ARM microprocessor-based computing systems from multiple vendors, because they all share a previously leaked cryptographic key ...

Security researchers have disclosed a new Secure Boot bypass tracked as CVE-2025-3052 that can be used to turn off security on PCs and servers and install bootkit malware. The flaw affects nearly ...

WTF?! If you thought your laptop, desktop, or server was protected by Secure Boot, think again. A new vulnerability dubbed "PKfail" has left Secure Boot wide open on hundreds of PC and devices across ...

Researchers have unearthed two publicly available exploits that completely evade protections offered by Secure Boot, the industry-wide mechanism for ensuring devices load only secure operating system ...

A newly disclosed Secure Boot vulnerability is putting a large number of PCs at risk of bootkit attacks, with security researchers urging immediate patching. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-3052, was ...

Until the release of Windows 11, the upgrade proposition for Windows operating systems was rather straightforward: you considered whether the current version of Windows on your system still fulfilled ...

Microsoft, time and time again, has explained why features like TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0, VBS (Virtualization-based Security), and Secure Boot are important for a Windows 11 PC. While they ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Call of Duty's battle against hackers continues, and Activision has announced some major updates to the game's Ricochet anti-cheat for Season 5 and ...