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HybridPetya: More proof that Secure Boot bypasses are not just an urban legend

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.… READ MORE HERE…

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Privacy activists warn digital ID won’t stop small boats – but will enable mass surveillance

Big Brother Watch says a so-called BritCard could turn daily life into one long identity check – and warn that Whitehall can’t be trusted to run A national digital ID could hand the government the tools for population-wide surveillance – and if history is anything to go by, ministers probably couldn’t run it without cocking it up.… READ MORE HERE…

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