A new security flaw has been found in Intel hardware which could enable hackers to access corporate laptops remotely, Finnish cybersecurity specialist F-Secure said on Friday. “The issue potentially affects millions of laptops globally.”The flaw was of “an almost shocking simplicity, but its destructive potential is unbelievable,” said F-Secure consultant Harry Sintonen, who discovered it. “In practice, this flaw could give a hacker complete control over the affected laptop, despite the best security measures.”An attacker would initially need physical access to the device in question. The assailant would be able to read and modify all of the data and applications a user may have access to on their computer. F-Secure expert Sintonen said that organizations needed set a strong AMT password or perhaps disable AMT completely if possible.

Source: Punch January 12, 2018 14:03 UTC