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Surprise! Coldplay lyrics hidden in Kingston SSD firmware

What has firmware got to do with pop rock, you ask? That’s the question that crossed a security researcher’s mind as he analyzed Kingston’s firmware and stumbled upon the lyrics of a popular Coldplay song buried deep within it. […]

08 May

Intel investigating leak of Intel Boot Guard private keys after MSI breach

Intel is investigating the leak of alleged private keys used by the Intel BootGuard security feature, potentially impacting its ability to block the installation of malicious UEFI firmware on MSI devices. […]

04 May

Cisco phone adapters vulnerable to RCE attacks, no fix available

Cisco has disclosed a vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SPA112 2-Port Phone Adapters, allowing an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the devices. […]

25 Apr

New SLP bug can lead to massive 2,200x DDoS amplification attacks

A new reflective Denial-of-Service (DoS) amplification vulnerability in the Service Location Protocol (SLP) allows threat actors to launch massive denial-of-service attacks with 2,200X amplification. […]

11 Mar

Brazil seizing Flipper Zero shipments to prevent use in crime

The Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency is seizing incoming Flipper Zero purchases due to its alleged use in criminal activity, with purchasers stating that the government agency has rejected all attempts to certify the equipment. […]

16 Jan

MSI accidentally breaks Secure Boot for hundreds of motherboards

Over 290 MSI motherboards are reportedly affected by an insecure default UEFI Secure Boot setting settings that allows any operating system image to run regardless of whether it has a wrong or missing signature. […]

21 Dec

Corsair keyboard bug makes it type on its own, no malware involved

Corsair has confirmed that a bug in the firmware of K100 keyboards, and not malware, is behind previously entered text being auto-typed into applications days later. […]

20 Oct

Internet connectivity worldwide impacted by severed fiber cables in France

A major Internet cable in the South of France was severed yesterday at 20:30 UTC, impacting subsea cable connectivity to Europe, Asia, and the United States and causing data packet losses and increased website response latency. […]

09 Oct

Intel confirms leaked Alder Lake BIOS Source Code is authentic

Intel has confirmed that a source code leak for the UEFI BIOS of Alder Lake CPUs is authentic and has been released by a third party. […]

12 Sep

HP will pay customers for blocking non-HP ink cartridges in EU

HP printer owners forced to use non-HP ink and toner cartridges in Europe will receive compensation from the vendor for not adequately informing them about the limitations of the devices they bought. […]

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