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The next sentence in the article, > The researchers however disagreed with Intel's comments and reportedly said in an online discussion that the patched Intel
by deathanatos 8y ago
The next sentence in the article,
> The researchers however disagreed with Intel's comments and reportedly said in an online discussion that the patched Intel firmware can be downgraded using Intel ME, making the chipset vulnerable and opening the door for accessing Intel VISA.
I agree that "physical access" is a threat that I'm not too concerned about¹. But the researchers don't seem to agree that that's the extent of the issue.
¹If physical access means "disassemble the case and do X". If physical access is "two seconds with an exposed USB port", then that's a different matter.
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