World's first #CPU-level #ransomware can "bypass every freaking traditional technology we have out there" — new #firmware-based attacks could usher in new era of unavoidable ransomware
Beek, #Rapid7's senior director of threat analytics, revealed AMD Zen chip bug gave him idea that highly skilled attacker could in theory "allow those intruders to load unapproved #microcode into the processors, breaking encryption at the hardware level and modifying CPU behavior at will."
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/worlds-first-cpu-level-ransomware-can-bypass-every-freaking-traditional-technology-we-have-out-there-new-firmware-based-attacks-could-usher-in-new-era-of-unavoidable-ransomware
