Supermicro Server Motherboards Can Be Infected with Unremovable Malware
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Supermicro server motherboards can be infected with unremovable malware, raising concerns about the security of critical infrastructure, with the community discussing the implications and potential mitigations.
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and thanks to gpl having no teeth, all that crap is running closed source linux. let that sink in.