The TAO catalog had that nice thing where they'd hijack your shipment of things like routers and replace it with a pre-pwned one. Pretty sure it was Snowden who leaked that?
Also I'm pretty sure AMD has something similar called Platform Security Processor. Its there, but not nearly as blatant as Intel's is though.
Here's some interesting videos from Mental Outlaw on this subject.
It's so fucking bad that the most popular operating system in the world is Minix OS, the operating system of the IME. Just as the anon said, it does not matter if you are running Win, Mac, Linux, because you are also running Minix OS on the (edit) -3 ring.
It has a permanent connection to the Ethernet port and can power up your computer when it's off amongst many other poxy attributes.
I heard that companies are not happy about the disgusting holes and backdoors and it is getting turned off by some manufacturers on new devices and may be discontinued.
Apparently not, if you have a battery. If you're talking desktop, possibly, at least to prevent while-sleeping exploits. But it's tracking and sending everything done, regardless of vpn. Nasty.
I read that IME needed an ethernet connection to power up your computer when it is off. It is not possible for it to turn power on over a powered down wifi adapter.
So you are probably OK overnight if not using a physical wired connection to the router.
I had not heard of any 3g or 4g capability of IME but I am by no means an expert on it. (Edit:- Seems I may be wrong but it may be Called ProV and AMT)
There is some power supplied over ethernet although I am not sure if IME can use this to run. You would be better using a wifi adapter or disconnecting the ethernet at night than the power in my understanding. Any air-gapped computer should be immune.
You would need a PoE capable switch to power up any device.. and the device would have to be capable which most systems aren't except for phones, cameras, APs... devices designed to have no power cable.
I turn off my router and all my devices at night. Id think the lack of wifi would probably be a detriment. But then all Im doing at that time is sleeping anyway.
The TAO catalog had that nice thing where they'd hijack your shipment of things like routers and replace it with a pre-pwned one. Pretty sure it was Snowden who leaked that?
Also I'm pretty sure AMD has something similar called Platform Security Processor. Its there, but not nearly as blatant as Intel's is though.
Here's some interesting videos from Mental Outlaw on this subject.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwSm8GzqdBg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNwWQ9zGT-8
Also, tards saying "reroute your TCP/IP stack!" somehow missed the info that early IME chips had 3G on them. Wonder what they have now.
It's so fucking bad that the most popular operating system in the world is Minix OS, the operating system of the IME. Just as the anon said, it does not matter if you are running Win, Mac, Linux, because you are also running Minix OS on the (edit) -3 ring.
It has a permanent connection to the Ethernet port and can power up your computer when it's off amongst many other poxy attributes.
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/minix-the-most-popular-os-in-the
A cheap, still semi capable solution is an AMD FX-8350 circa 2013-14. After that you get the AMD PSP, which is a toned down version of the same thing.
Here is the motherlode on the subject:- https://libreboot.org/faq.html#intelme
I heard that companies are not happy about the disgusting holes and backdoors and it is getting turned off by some manufacturers on new devices and may be discontinued.
Would physically powering down (and unplugging) your computer at night help?
Apparently not, if you have a battery. If you're talking desktop, possibly, at least to prevent while-sleeping exploits. But it's tracking and sending everything done, regardless of vpn. Nasty.
Also remove the battery if that applies.
I read that IME needed an ethernet connection to power up your computer when it is off. It is not possible for it to turn power on over a powered down wifi adapter.
So you are probably OK overnight if not using a physical wired connection to the router.
I had not heard of any 3g or 4g capability of IME but I am by no means an expert on it. (Edit:- Seems I may be wrong but it may be Called ProV and AMT)
There is some power supplied over ethernet although I am not sure if IME can use this to run. You would be better using a wifi adapter or disconnecting the ethernet at night than the power in my understanding. Any air-gapped computer should be immune.
You would need a PoE capable switch to power up any device.. and the device would have to be capable which most systems aren't except for phones, cameras, APs... devices designed to have no power cable.
I turn off my router and all my devices at night. Id think the lack of wifi would probably be a detriment. But then all Im doing at that time is sleeping anyway.
The IME has cellular on the chip