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BlackByte Ransomware Abuses Vulnerable Windows Driver to Disable Security Solutions

07
Oct
2022
BlackByte Ransomware Abuses Vulnerable Windows Driver to Disable Security Solutions

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In yet another case of bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) attack, the operators of the BlackByte ransomware are leveraging a flaw in a legitimate Windows driver to bypass security solutions.

“The evasion technique supports disabling a whopping list of over 1,000 drivers on which security products rely to provide protection,” Sophos threat researcher Andreas Klopsch said in a new technical write-up.

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