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The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse than anyone thought
From: "Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 6 May 2017 13:13:12 -0400
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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: May 6, 2017 at 12:15:54 PM EDT To: nnsquad () nnsquad org Subject: [ NNSquad ] The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse than anyone thought The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse than anyone thought https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/05/the-hijacking-flaw-that-lurked-in-intel-chips-is-worse-than-anyone-thought/ A remote hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips for seven years was more severe than many people imagined, because it allowed hackers to remotely gain administrative control over huge fleets of computers without entering a password. This is according to technical analyses published Friday. As Ars reported Monday, the authentication bypass vulnerability resides in a feature known as Active Management Technology. AMT, as it's usually called, allows system administrators to perform a variety of powerful tasks over a remote connection. Among the capabilities: changing the code that boots up computers, accessing the computer's mouse, keyboard, and monitor, loading and executing programs, and remotely powering on computers that are turned off. In short, AMT makes it possible to log into a computer and exercise the same control enjoyed by administrators with physical access. - - - --Lauren--
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