Are we doing panic about software updates again? Really? OK
Some of the biggest names in the technology world still ship hardware that can be possibly hijacked by well-placed miscreants, thanks to poor or non-existent checks for firmware updates.
Eclypsium said on Monday that, despite years of warnings from experts – and examples of rare in-the-wild attacks, such as the NSA's hard drive implant – devices continue to accept unsigned firmware. The team highlighted the TouchPad and TrackPoint components in Lenovo laptops, HP Wide Vision FHD computer cameras, and the Wi-Fi adapter in Dell XPS notebooks.
The infosec biz said a miscreant able to alter the firmware on a system – such as by intercepting or vandalizing firmware downloads, or meddling with a ..
Support the originator by clicking the read the rest link below.
