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Firmware vulnerabilities in millions of computers could give hackers superuser status

reader comments 27 with Two years ago, ransomware crooks breached hardware-maker Gigabyte and dumped more than 112 gigabytes of data that included information from some of its most important supply-chain partners, including Intel and AMD. Now researchers are warning that the leaked information revealed what could amount to critical zero-day vulnerabilities that could imperil huge… Read More »

Omnipotent BMCs from Quanta remain vulnerable to critical Pantsdown threat

Getty Images reader comments 33 with 32 posters participating Share this story In January 2019, a researcher disclosed a devastating vulnerability in one of the most powerful and sensitive devices embedded into modern servers and workstations. With a severity rating of 9.8 out of 10, the vulnerability affected a wide range of baseboard management controllers… Read More »