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Interesting. Can you provide a source?
by fixermark 8y ago
Interesting. Can you provide a source?
- chopin 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine#Claims_that_ME_is_a_backdoor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine#Claims...
- Dahoon 8y agoHow is that a chip in a mainboard? The mainboard story was a propaganda piece in Bloomberg aimed at China.
- chopin 8y agoAfaik the processor is a chip on the mainboard. I personally don't care which part of the mainboard carries the backdoor.
- fixermark 8y agoWith respect, what you linked to is a conspiracy theory that the ME is used in ways other than explicitly stated by Intel and unsupported by any evidence other than allegation.
- acct1771 8y ago"Can be used in ways other than explicitly stated" quickly turns into "is used": "https://hackaday.com/2017/12/07/another-defeat-of-the-intel-management-engine/ https://hackaday.com/2017/12/07/another-defeat-of-the-intel-... "The Intel Management Engine with its proprietary firmware has complete access to and control over the PC: it can power on or shut down the PC, read all open files, examine all running applications, track all keys pressed and mouse movements, and even capture or display images on the screen. And it has a network interface that is demonstrably insecure, which can allow an attacker on the network to inject rootkits that completely compromise the PC and can report to the attacker all activities performed on the PC. It is a threat to freedom, security, and privacy that can't be ignored." - Hackaday
- chopin 8y agoA part of my machine which I have no control over and which I cannot remove is a backdoor. Some would call that even malware. I don't care whether it has been solely used for the intended purpose which I can't even verify.
- ionised 8y agoThe Snowden leaks. We saw photographs of this taking place in what looked like an assembly line or distribution centre, along with accompanying text from internal NSA presentation slides.