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moreInfo1234 on July 7, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Porting third-party programs to TempleOS

To elaborate on the reasoning behind why it may be necessary to throw the machine out, for the people who aren't familiar:

Given full access to the hardware, it's possible (though I haven't tested it to be certain) to flash the BIOS. The machine could be bricked by a remote exploit.

masklinn on July 7, 2015 [–]

> Given full access to the hardware, it's possible (though I haven't tested it to be certain) to flash the BIOS.

Or the firmware in hardware parts. An attacker with the know-how can not only brick but control your GPU or SSD.

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