Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake source code, which includes BIOS files and more, has been leaked online after a major hack.
Source code for Intel’s 12th-generation Alder Lake CPU allegedly leaked online after hack
VX Metro He tweeted that the source code for Intel’s 12th generation Alder Lake processors had been leaked online. The Intel Alder Lake processors were released last year on November 4, 2021 and the data includes 2.8 GB of compressed source code (5.86 GB in full), believed to be a leak from 4chan. The source code is said to be huge but the content hasn’t been verified yet.
- Alder Lake processor released on November 4, 2021
- Source code 2.8 GB (compressed)
- Leaked (allegedly) from 4chan
- We haven’t reviewed the entire code base, it’s huge
Intel Alder Lake source code leaked online.
*Alder Lake processor released on November 4, 2021
* Source code 2.8 GB (compressed)
* Leaked (allegedly) from 4chan
* We haven’t reviewed the entire code base, it’s huge– vx-underground (vxunderground) October 8, 2022
Wow, is this the source code for the Intel Alder Lake BIOS?
Amazing, the 4chan hackers are back. https://t.co/F899yPYwdY– monster (glowingfreak) October 8, 2022
In a second tweet, shiny monster GitHub link showing BIOS files posted and shared 8 days ago. Based on the files, it appears that the data and files are mostly related to the BIOS and chipset and it is not officially known whether this hack occurred at Intel or at another vendor such as OEM, as there are documents that refer to a “Lenovo Feature Logo Card”. Experimental information”. Whether or not the files were obtained by hacking Intel or its partner, it is still very important and can cause a big, big problem for the blue team.
This wouldn’t be the first hack of its kind. Recently, NVIDIA, AMD, and Gigabyte were all hacked. NVIDIA was hacked early 2022 with several documents and source codes for future leaked technologies. AMD was attacked by ransomware and 450 GB of data was stolen. Same GIGABYTE also had 112GB of data which included confidential documents of the hacked Intel and AMD products. The information gave details of the next generation of GPUs and processors that the three vendors were working on.
News source: Tomchardauer
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