I doubt that. I need proofs about PC being active when powered off.
I am deleting the post and reposting with correct spelling for Linux, thx for pointing it out. Besides, from previous link, GAW seemd to have picked up a nasty thumbnail of an ad from the site, unrelated to the post.
Thanks! I think it applies to PCs in corporate environment where they are connected via ethernet cable through LAN. The article says - " The idea behind this system was to allow for provisioning of laptops in corporate environments".
In consumer PCs, the wifi AP information is stored at the OS level, only after booting into the OS, it connects to the Internet using that stored info. While the OS is running and network adapter is online, the ME can potentially be used to remotely trigger actions.
You do know that modern CPU's have a back door that cannot be switched off?
If your PC/laptop is connected to the internet, powered off, it is still active.
And it's Linux.
I doubt that. I need proofs about PC being active when powered off.
I am deleting the post and reposting with correct spelling for Linux, thx for pointing it out. Besides, from previous link, GAW seemd to have picked up a nasty thumbnail of an ad from the site, unrelated to the post.
Here's a starter for you..
https://hackaday.com/2020/06/16/disable-intels-backdoor-on-modern-hardware/
Thanks! I think it applies to PCs in corporate environment where they are connected via ethernet cable through LAN. The article says - " The idea behind this system was to allow for provisioning of laptops in corporate environments".
In consumer PCs, the wifi AP information is stored at the OS level, only after booting into the OS, it connects to the Internet using that stored info. While the OS is running and network adapter is online, the ME can potentially be used to remotely trigger actions.
What about the CPU's of the WAP's? The router, the firewall? These days they are all just PC's running bespoke code.
I'll try and find a link to some evidence for you, but in tech circles this has been known for a number of years now.