‘Critical’ firmware-level vulnerabilities found in laptops commonly used by security specialists

Threat Score:
72
Therecord
14 hours ago

Overview

According to the research published Tuesday, it is possible for an attacker to break into the ControlVault chip used in many laptops owned by security professionals and modify the firmware inside....

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