A couple of things (I work for Intel, and do not speak for them): -A ucode hack would be the ULTIMATE backdoor -A ucode hack could damage or destroy (melt) th

A couple of things (I work for Intel, and do not speak for them): -A ucode hack would be the ULTIMATE backdoor -A ucode hack could damage or destroy (melt) the part. Think of things like thermal diode trim values, voltage, etc. Intel had a billion-dollar lesson with recalls in the past, and the learning wasn't lost.