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🚨 Lenovo warnt vor gefährlichen Firmware-Lücken in bestimmten All-in-One-PCs (Ideacentre & Yoga). Schadcode kann im System Management Mode (SMM) ausgeführt werden, der vom OS nicht erkannt wird. Firmware-Malware überdauert sogar Neuinstallationen! Patches nur teilweise verfügbar. #ITSecurity #Firmware #Lenovo #newz

Mehr Infos: golem.de/news/kaum-erkennbare-

Golem.de · Kaum erkennbare Malware: Lenovo warnt vor gefährlichen Firmware-Lücken - Golem.deBy Marc Stöckel

Is anyone out there familiar with the whole BQ Cervantes e-reader ecosystem? The company went under a few years ago, but I have a device and would like to make some modifications to the screen resolution and frame buffer.
I know it's possible, since there was a "hacker" version of their OS, based on Debian 7 "wheezy". But my problem is the firmware(?).

I was hoping to find a former engineer who had worked at the company or something...I'm sure they're out there and the device still works - why not breath new life into it?

#Cyberangriff trifft Russland: Hersteller für militärische #Drohnenfirmware gehackt

"Hacker haben russische Entwickler einer #Spezialfirmware attackiert, die #DJI- #Drohnen kriegstüchtig macht – mit Folgen für Russlands #Militär.

Das attackierte Unternehmen ist demnach auf die Entwicklung von #Firmware spezialisiert, mit der handelsübliche DJI-Drohnen für #Kriegseinsätze in der Ukraine umfunktioniert werden."
golem.de/news/cyberangriff-tri

Golem.de · Cyberangriff trifft Russland: Hersteller für militärische Drohnenfirmware gehackt - Golem.deBy Marc Stöckel
Continued thread

(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)

Coreboot 25.06 released with Xeon Emerald Rapids support, improved boot splash screen framework, support for new motherboards, etc.:
phoronix.com/news/Coreboot-25.

Libreboot 25.06 released with support for additional mainboards, fixes for the lbmk build system, etc.:
9to5linux.com/libreboot-25-06-

Proton Drive SDK is under development, to allow external developers to build new clients and integrate Proton Drive into their apps:
proton.me/blog/proton-drive-sd

French city Lyon to ditch Microsoft products, replace them with FOSS alternatives like Linux, ONLYOFFICE, NextCloud, Zimbra, Chamilo and Matrix:
news.itsfoss.com/french-city-r

www.phoronix.comCoreboot 25.06 Released With Xeon Emerald Rapids Support, Better Panther Lake

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