QuoteThere's a second computer inside your laptop... and you never knew it was there.
Since 2008, nearly every Intel-powered device has shipped with a hidden microcomputer running a mysterious operating system called Minix. It's invisible. Undetectable. And completely beyond your control.
It doesn't matter if your laptop is off. If it's plugged in, Intel's Management Engine is still running — watching, logging, and potentially listening. It bypasses your firewall. It can access your files. It can control your device without your permission.
In this video, we uncover the truth about Intel ME — the most widespread, least understood technology embedded in billions of machines around the world. From NSA backdoors to unpatchable exploits, this is the dark side of computing no one warned you about.
https://youtu.be/ZpXkJqTAY5Y?si=bvazAUkhyMNNMSum
there's at least one video showing how to cripple IME, search YouTube for "Disabling Intel ME 'Backdoor' on your Computer"
here's the GitHub of me_cleaner https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner
I wonder how many people have bricked their devices using these hacks.
Thanks but no thanks.
As George Carlin (RIP) so aptly put it 2 decades ago, security is an illusion.
QuoteIntel's main competitor, AMD, has incorporated the equivalent AMD Secure Technology (formally called Platform Security Processor) in virtually all of its post-2013 CPUs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine)
You should definitely be concerned if you are a member of an Organized Crime group! 8)
https://globalinitiative.net/ (https://globalinitiative.net/)
The following list is a bit overwhelming !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_criminal_enterprises,_gangs,_and_syndicates (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_criminal_enterprises,_gangs,_and_syndicates)