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I’ve been dealing with malware infecting all my devices.
I had Ubuntu 22.04 installed on my Dell XPS and Fedora Workstation 38 installed on my new HP Envy.
I noticed my whole Tressor was downloaded to my XPS, so I shredded the m.2 in hopes… Continue reading Is there Malware in my firmware?
A vulnerability (CVE-2023-4211) in the kernel drivers for several Mali GPUs “may be under limited, targeted exploitation,” British semiconductor manufacturer Arm has confirmed on Monday, when it released drivers updated with patches. Arm… Continue reading Zero-day in Arm GPU drivers exploited in targeted attacks (CVE-2023-4211)
The NSA and FBI warn that a Chinese state-sponsored APT called BlackTech is hacking into network edge devices and using firmware implants to silently hop around the corporate networks of U.S. and Japanese companies.
The post Chinese Gov Hackers Caught … Continue reading Chinese Gov Hackers Caught Hiding in Cisco Router Firmware
As far as I’ve seen, the Secure Boot process is described like so: A firmware stored in read-only memory and therefore considered secure starts. It verifies the next software component (e.g. a bootloader), loads it and – if the check is su… Continue reading Secure Boot: Can Firmware verify every component?
I’m wondering about different types of malicious USB charger attacks that work on Android devices when USB debugging option is disabled and if the USB option is set to "charge only".
I’m not talking about Badpower attacks that ai… Continue reading Different types of USB charger attacks that work on Android phones
Despite the near-complete collapse of its ecosystem in the face of portable videocassette camcorders in the 1980s, somehow the 8 mm format, smallest of the movie films, has survived the …read more Continue reading Improving a Kodak Film Digitizer
AMD fTPM is an advanced version of the standard TPM technology, which is implemented using microchips and is used on AMD computers. In this guide, we will learn what AMD CPU fTPM is and how you can enable it from BIOS. What is AMD CPU fTPM in BIOS? A T… Continue reading How to enable AMD CPU fTPM in BIOS?
By Habiba Rashid
New Intel Processor Vulnerability “Downfall” Discovered: Threats to Data Security Amplify
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Intel Responds to ‘Downfall’ Attack with Firmware Updates, Urges Mitigation
Continue reading Intel Responds to ‘Downfall’ Attack with Firmware Updates, Urges Mitigation
For most of us, the first soldering iron we pick up to start working on electronics has essentially no features at all. Being little more than resistive heaters plugged straight …read more Continue reading Open-Source Firmware For Soldering Irons
There are all kinds of old wives’ tales surrounding proper battery use floating around in the popular culture. Things like needing to fully discharge a battery every so often, unplugging …read more Continue reading A Deep Dive on Battery Life