Vulnerabilities in Dell and HP laptops could allow an attacker to access information and gain kernel privileges via the devices’ Direct Memory Access (DMA) capability. DMA is a processing-efficiency approach for peripherals (such as PCI cards or network interface cards) that, as the name suggests, offers direct high-speed access to a system’s memory. “For example, […]
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According to the tech giant, the breach was detected and neutralized on November 9. The attacker apparently attempted to extract Dell.com user information, limited to names, email addresses and hashed passwords. Dell.com allows users to purchase Dell devices, services and solutions, and it hosts support services for the company’s products. Dell’s investigation so far “found […]
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Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, HPE, Lenovo, Intel and Panasonic are working on releasing patches for the recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting Intel CPUs, but it could take a while until firmware updates become available to all customers. After external researchers identified several potentially serious vulnerabilities affecting its Management Engine (ME) and Active Management Technology (AMT), which allow […]
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