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HWMonitor and CPU-Z developer CPUID breached by unknown attackers
Unknown attackers compromised the CPUID website, redirecting users to malware laden versions of popular tools.
Hackers gained access to an API for the CPUID project and changed the download links on the official website to serve malicious executables for the popular CPU-Z and HWMonitor tools. The two utilities ...
The CPU-Z And HWMonitor installers being compromised is notable because a user could do everything correctly and still get pwned.
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CPU-Z, HWMonitor downloads compromised after CPUID site hack, reports say
Anyone who downloaded CPU-Z or HWMonitor from the official CPUID website in recent days may have received malware instead of ...
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The CPUID website for system analysis tools CPU-Z and HWMonitor was manipulated by attackers. It distributed malware.
If you downloaded the free PC-monitoring tools CPU-Z or HWMonitor yesterday, you may have actually installed malware after a hacker briefly hijacked the downloads to deliver a Trojan. On Thursday, ...
CPUID breach served STX RAT via trojanized CPU-Z downloads on April 9–10, impacting 150+ victims and multiple industries.
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