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#10 The Hacker News general March 19, 2026 at 18:52 UTC

54 EDR Killers Use BYOVD to Exploit 34 Signed Vulnerable Drivers and Disable Security

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

AI Summary

Analysis reveals 54 EDR killer programs use Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) techniques, exploiting 34 different signed vulnerable drivers to disable endpoint security software. These tools are commonly deployed by ransomware affiliates to neutralize defenses before encryption attacks.

Relevance score: 72.0/100

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