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COMPUTERS 
May 11, 2020 Millions of PCs vulnerable to security flaw in Intel’s Thunderbolt ports
NEW DELHI: Security researcher Björn Ruytenberg has found a flaw in the security protocols of Intel’s Thunderbolt ports for laptops, which can allow an attacker to bypass login screens of a Windows or Linux-based computer. The Thunderbolt port is found in millions of laptops and PCs worldwide and allows fast data transfer speeds from external […]
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ELECTRONICS 
December 16, 2016 Netgear Users Advised by CERT to Stop Using These Routers Due to Critical Security Flaw
HIGHLIGHTS Netgear routers R7000, R6400, and R8000 affected Flaw is trivial unless user is tricked into accessing a URL Vulnerability is known as command injection The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issued a warning stating that two of Netgear’s routers – R7000 and R6400 – are potentially vulnerable due to a critical security […]
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COMPUTERS 
July 8, 2016 Critical ‘ThinkPwn’ Security Flaw Found in Lenovo Laptops; Other Manufacturers Potentially Vulnerable
HIGHLIGHTS Developer Dmytro Oleksiuk posted details of the flaw to GitHub Lenovo has pinned the blame on Intel and outside contractors One Twitter user has claimed that his HP laptop is also affected Lenovo has owned up to the existence of a critical security vulnerability in the firmware of many of its laptops. After teasing […]