Researchers Reveal ReVault Attack Targeting Dell ControlVault3 Firmware in 100+ Laptop Models

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered multiple security flaws in Dell's ControlVault3 firmware and its associated Windows APIs that could have been abused by attackers to bypass Windows login, extract cryptographic keys, as well as maintain access even after a fresh operating system install by...

Breaking Laptop Fingerprint Sensors

Theyre not that good: Security researchers Jesse DAguanno and Timo Teräs write that, with varying degrees of reverse-engineering and using some external hardware, they were able to fool the Goodix fingerprint sensor in a Dell Inspiron 15, the Synaptic sensor in a Lenovo ThinkPad T14, and the ELAN...

Researchers Find Way to Extract 4096-Bit RSA Key via Sound

A trio of scientists have verified that results they first presented nearly 10 years ago are in fact valid, proving that they can extract a 4096-bit RSA key from a laptop using an acoustic side-channel attack that enables them to record the noise coming from the laptop during decryption, using a...

HP Info Center ActiveX Control Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

The remote host contains the HP Quick Launch Button software, part of the HP Info Center software installed by default on many HP and Compaq laptop models. The version of this software on the remote host includes an ActiveX control that reportedly contains three insecure methods - 'GetRegValue',...