Intel breathes a sigh of relief as the spotlight moves off of them for a beat.

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    1 month ago

    That’s not how this exploit works at all…you have to have physical access to the machine basically. This is a nothing burger.

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        1 month ago

        It’s not going to be there because if you’re compromised via physical access, no one is going to give a shit about this exploit… it’s like someone having the keys to your house and then being worried they’re going to smash out a window to gain access.

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          1 month ago

          I don’t think you’re following along here. The physical access would have already happened prior to the CPU even being in my possession.

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            1 month ago

            I see what you’re saying. You’re assuming someone grabbed a bunch of cpus, fucked with them, then tossed them back into the box and sold them as new.

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              1 month ago

              Exactly, if I were a bad actor with access to the stock that’s what I’d do. I’m sure there are multiple points along the supply chain where it could potentially happen.

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                1 month ago

                That’s true, seems like you’d need to know where they’re going though, like a ton of work just to hopefully get one machine infected that has anything on it.