shoulderoforion@fedia.io to Technology@lemmy.world · 11 months agoBackdoor infecting VPNs used “magic packets” for stealth and securityfedia.ioimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageBackdoor infecting VPNs used “magic packets” for stealth and securityfedia.ioshoulderoforion@fedia.io to Technology@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejust_another_person@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoThis isn’t new. Port Knocking was used similarly in the 90s for a lot of backdoors, and I believe the Intel IME/VT/PSP/TPM fiasco was essentially what this is, and was exploited similarly to lock out owners once compromised.
This isn’t new. Port Knocking was used similarly in the 90s for a lot of backdoors, and I believe the Intel IME/VT/PSP/TPM fiasco was essentially what this is, and was exploited similarly to lock out owners once compromised.