Dan Luu • 2/3/2015

CPU backdoors

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This article argues that CPU backdoors are a plausible threat, explaining how they could be easily implemented with the right access. It details what a backdoor could do (like privilege escalation), how it could be triggered, and the level of compromise needed to install one, using historical software backdoors as context.

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