The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse than anyone thought

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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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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