It finally happened.

[ron minnich]

We predicted this possibility about 10 years ago, and have been
warning about it almost continuously since then, but could not get
people to listen.

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/07/pc-giant-warns-o...

I wonder if they'll start listening now?

ron

[bari]

ron minnich wrote:
> We predicted this possibility about 10 years ago, and have been
> warning about it almost continuously since then, but could not get
> people to listen.
>
> http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/07/pc-giant-warns-o...
>
> I wonder if they'll start listening now?
>
> ron

They sort of have:

"Implementation of embedded open source linux system designed (but not 
limited) torun on Raritan's OPMA card or in an User Mode linux session 
on any x86 host."

http://sourceforge.net/projects/raritan-oss/

All it takes is the operator of the flash programmer to be malicious or 
anyone else that handles the flash devices.

-Bari

[Peter Stuge]

ron minnich wrote:
> I wonder if they'll start listening now?

"not least because firmware should have been subject to high physical
and computer security procedures"

Hah! Yeah right.

//Peter