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Intel CSME bug could enable hackers to compromise the cryptographic chain of trust in Intel systems, researchers warn

Dev Kundaliya
clock 06 March 2020 •
Intel CSME bug could allow hackers to compromise the cryptographic chain of trust in Intel systems
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Intel CSME bug could allow hackers to compromise the cryptographic chain of trust in Intel systems

The bug is unpatchable, according to researchers, but doesn't affect Intel's latest generation of CPUs

A previously known bug in one of Intel's CPU technologies is unpatchable and much worse than previously thought. That's according to the latest report from security firm Positive Technologies, which...

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