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These days, most of your electronics have miniature computers built-in: Home-theater gear, handheld devices, phones, and even appliances now have embedded smarts in the form of a microprocessor, ...

In the constant cat and mouse game that is PC security, hackers have increasingly turned to firmware exploits to carry out their attacks. There are a couple of reasons for the uptick. One obvious one ...

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Firmware: the unprotected layer inside every computer. Two months ago, researchers at US security company AdvIntel discovered that one of the Internet’s most troublesome malware platforms, Trickbot, ...

The push follows Riot's disclosure of a critical flaw it uncovered in several popular motherboard models. The vulnerability can be exploited by well-funded cheaters targeting Valorant, ...

Microsoft has been building firmware-level defenses into Windows 10 Secured-Core PCs for the enterprise, and now it's bringing similar capabilities to its enterprise antivirus software, Microsoft ...

The latest firmware update for the PlayStation VR2, Sony’s virtual reality headset priced at $550 MSRP, has introduced the capability for PC access, suggesting that Sony is moving towards supporting ...

The new firmware is supposed to lower temps and reduce throttling. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Raspberry Pi Foundation ...

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The DualSense controller is now able to receive firmware updates via a PC without the need to connect to a PS5 console, Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced. This is thanks to a new Windows ...