Firmware Flaw Affecting All Modern Laptops Allows Encryption Key Theft
Firmware Flaw Affecting All Modern Laptops Allows Encryption Key Theft TheMeltdownandSpectrevulnerabilities rocked the entire PC industry, and despite several patches to mitigate the risks, newvariantsof the flaws continue to surface. And it seems there is no respite for security professionals. Finnish cybersecurity company, F-Secure, has discovered a new firmware flaw which affects all modern laptops and can be exploited to steal encryption keys and sensitive data. The vulnerability allows a malicious party to perform a cold boot attack on a device which they can physically access, and all it takes is just 5 minutes to get past the security layers of a Windows or macOS-powered laptop and steal sensitive information....