Millions of PC Motherboards Were Sold With a Firmware Backdoor

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Hardware@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago

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Millions of PC Motherboards Were Sold With a Firmware Backdoor

kixik ( @kixik@lemmy.ml )

Hardware@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago

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Hidden code in hundreds of models of Gigabyte motherboards invisibly and insecurely downloads programs—a feature ripe for abuse, researchers say.

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3•2 years ago
Well damn. Guess I’m getting a new motherboard soon. It’s crazy that this made it out the door without at least enforcing https. Then again, gigabyte hasn’t been known for thinking things all the way through recently.