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  • New Security Flaw Hits Intel, Laptops this time

    01/12/2018 10:50:57 AM PST · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 15 replies
    Guru3d.com ^ | 01/12/2018 06:01 PM | Hilbert Hagedoorn
    F-Secure has reported another serious flaw in Intel hardware, which could enable hackers to access corporate laptops. Standard password of Intels Management Engine BIOS Extension are rarely changed and can invoke business laptops vulnerable to unauthorized remote access, claims F-Secure. Intels Management Engine BIOS Extension, or MEBx, contains the standard log-in combination 'admin', 'admin' and because many users simply do not change it, according to F-Secure this opens the door to an easy to set-up attack. Attackers can open the BIOS Extension during startup with Ctrl + P, even if the user has set a bios password. Then they can manage settings of the Management Engine, reports dw.com."The issue...