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If I got it right, they got a debugger access to the processor that runs ME, via an USB port. So they can mess with ME (dump its code, analyze it, observe how
by drdaeman 9y ago
If I got it right, they got a debugger access to the processor that runs ME, via an USB port.
So they can mess with ME (dump its code, analyze it, observe how it runs, modify it live) as they see fit.
- Sharlin 9y agoDoesn't help if you don't know what ME is (I didn't). But a sibling comment explained it well.
- vog 9y agoFor a very good explaination on that topic, see the following 32C3 presentation: "Towards (reasonably) trustworthy x86 laptops" https://media.ccc.de/v/32c3-7352-towards_reasonably_trustworthy_x86_laptops https://media.ccc.de/v/32c3-7352-towards_reasonably_trustwor... Also, the paper by the author is worth a read: "State considered harmful - A proposal for a stateless laptop" https://blog.invisiblethings.org/papers/2015/state_harmful.pdf https://blog.invisiblethings.org/papers/2015/state_harmful.p...