Oh nooooo, another AMT vulnerability

[GreyGeek]

And this jewel doesn't require any code and takes only 30 seconds!

https://press.f-secure.com/2018/01/1...orate-laptops/

To exploit this, all an attacker needs to do is reboot or power up the target machine and press CTRL-P during bootup. The attacker then may log into Intel Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx) using the default password, “admin,” as this default is most likely unchanged on most corporate laptops. The attacker then may change the default password, enable remote access and set AMT’s user opt-in to “None.” The attacker can now gain remote access to the system from both wireless and wired networks, as long as they’re able to insert themselves onto the same network segment with the victim. Access to the device may also be possible from outside the local network via an attacker-operated CIRA server.

All you need is physical access to the computer!

[GreyGeek]

I tested my computer to see if that security hole existed. Using the Ctl+P combo at bootup did nothing.

[GreyGeek]

You said you didn’t know how to include an image into a post!

[SpecialEd]

How do they deal with sewage? Asking for a friend.

[GreyGeek]

You lost me, Ed!

[SpecialEd]

You lost me, Ed!

Did I post in the wrong thread? It was in response to the image woodsmoke posted of the mini/micro island.

[GreyGeek]

Oh, ya, I was wondering the same thing. Composting toilet? Or, they take the boat 100 m down current and use the “poop deck”?
Fresh water? Collect rain? Enough to fill a swimming pool and fulfill basic needs?
Electricity? Solar panels? Generator? Fuel for it?
communications? Satellite phone & TV? (No dish!)

Island stability? Artificial? Looks like a minor earth shake could sink it.
Deciduous trees? Planted in sand? Would have to rain every morning.

The whole thing looks photoshopped.

[TWPonKubuntu]

Ok, the thread went skewed but we need a url to the referenced thread to follow the whole story...

Where is Woodsmokes "mini/micro island" thread?

Curious minds want to know.

[SpecialEd]

Oh, ya, I was wondering the same thing. Composting toilet? Or, they take the boat 100 m down current and use the “poop deck”?
Fresh water? Collect rain? Enough to fill a swimming pool and fulfill basic needs?
Electricity? Solar panels? Generator? Fuel for it?
communications? Satellite phone & TV? (No dish!)

Island stability? Artificial? Looks like a minor earth shake could sink it.
Deciduous trees? Planted in sand? Would have to rain every morning.

The whole thing looks photoshopped.

Exactly.

[Snowhog]

Ok, the thread went skewed but we need a url to the referenced thread to follow the whole story...

Where is Woodsmokes "mini/micro island" thread?

Curious minds want to know.

Moved, and just moved again. See https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...-my-little-eye

[TWPonKubuntu]

Moved, and just moved again. See https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...-my-little-eye

Wow, can you say Hurricane Target? Or even a high tide...

[GreyGeek]

Proportions seem out of whack as well.

[Bings]

The page it's from https://www.privateislandsonline.com...st-caye-rental

[GreyGeek]

The page it's from https://www.privateislandsonline.com...st-caye-rental

Nice sleuthing!
Did you use the image search function?

The resort was built in Jan of 2016. Maps show an undeveloped Island 3/4s mile south west of Palicemia. FM dish for communication & Internet.
I suspect the sewage is piped to the bottom of the ocean, out of sight, out of mind.

[mr_raider]

Honestly these exploits are an issue for businesses that have people coming and going, but for a home user the impact is minimal. For someone to reboot my PC, they first have to get through my front door, or a bedroom window. If they do, at that stage, I suspect they will find more interesting things to steal than than the contents of my PC>