maheshn
Journeyman
Quote: " Millions of PC Motherboards Were Sold With a Firmware Backdoor - Hidden code in hundreds of models of Gigabyte motherboards invisibly and insecurely downloads programs—a feature ripe for abuse, researchers say."
Source: Wired *www.wired.com/story/gigabyte-motherboard-firmware-backdoor/
Source with list of affected motherboards: *eclypsium.com/blog/supply-chain-risk-from-gigabyte-app-center-backdoor/
*eclypsium.com/wp-content/uploads/Gigabyte-Affected-Models.pdf
Don't know the true extent of the problem but ... a very large list of affected motherboards. After the recent ASUS/AMD voltage issues and burning chips/boards, this is precisely what no one wanted.
Source: Wired *www.wired.com/story/gigabyte-motherboard-firmware-backdoor/
Source with list of affected motherboards: *eclypsium.com/blog/supply-chain-risk-from-gigabyte-app-center-backdoor/
*eclypsium.com/wp-content/uploads/Gigabyte-Affected-Models.pdf
Don't know the true extent of the problem but ... a very large list of affected motherboards. After the recent ASUS/AMD voltage issues and burning chips/boards, this is precisely what no one wanted.