GIGABYTE Hacked, Attackers Threaten to Leak Confidential Intel, AMD, AMI Documents

[Chomiq]

No more crappy RGB Fusion because all of it's code is fixed and integrated into software as OpenRGB or SignalRGB? Would probably be the most useful thing.

I don't understand why they won't implement those controls on the BIOS level. It's already stored in it, why do we have to install additional software?

 

[Zareek]

The consumer who needs support is getting extra screwed by this! The pandemic obviously doesn't make things easy to begin with, this just makes it much worse.

My X570 Aorus Pro WiFi died what seems like a month ago. It basically was working fine in the morning, shut it down and came back 8 hours later and it is dead. I explained this plus troubleshooting details to Gigabyte support and got a reply five days later with a recommendation to try QFlash. I did, it made no difference. I replied with the result, expecting an RMA. That was more than 10 days ago. This last weekend I decided to check the support portal, maybe I missed an email. There was no portal. Just a page that refuses to load. There still isn't a portal today.

I'm looking for at least a temporary replacement board now. It won't be a Gigabyte. This is the second board in a row from them that failed in warranty and the last one was a few years ago. Way before the pandemic and it still took them a week to respond. Piss poor support and products that fail after a year or two do not make a good combination.

 

[thegnome]

I don't understand why they won't implement those controls on the BIOS level. It's already stored in it, why do we have to install additional software?

Well it's implemented on my motherboard atleast, but due to limitations it can only control your motherboard RGB + anything on the 3/4 pin. Not any GPU or RAM hence why you'd use the additional software. Besides that it's simply much easier to control it via your OS rather than having to go to the UEFI each time just to change lights. A simpler solution is just to get software that control everyones RGB stuff, no need for software for each brand.

 

[Nanochip]

Well it's implemented on my motherboard atleast, but due to limitations it can only control your motherboard RGB + anything on the 3/4 pin. Not any GPU or RAM hence why you'd use the additional software. Besides that it's simply much easier to control it via your OS rather than having to go to the UEFI each time just to change lights. A simpler solution is just to get software that control everyones RGB stuff, no need for software for each brand.

Fine grained RGB Control in the BIOS would be awesome for those running other OSes other than Windows. Linux and another unnamed OS from a very popular lifestyle company company don’t have RGB fusion, and therefore such users need to briefly load Windows merely to tweak/set RGB controls.

 

[OSdevr]

Such a leak would be awesome for the developer community, to better support existing hardware

That's an understatement. Imagine the full source code of a video BIOS getting leaked! Maybe even the elusive microcode. Or the source and secret bits running the Intel ME privacy and security nightmare, or the System Management Mode black box. A fully open source machine running the latest hardware. No more binary blobs! It would be revolutionary.

 

[W1zzard]

Imagine the full source code of a video BIOS getting leaked!

Gigabyte doesn't have access to that. I know that for a fact. Not to other things you mentioned either (I'm fairly sure)

 

[trparky]

No more crappy RGB Fusion because all of it's code is fixed and integrated into software as OpenRGB or SignalRGB? Would probably be the most useful thing.

Yes, please. This needs to happen. RGBFusion is a train wreck of a program.

 

[Solid State Soul ( SSS )]

Do they contain design documents of their (now famous) PSU ?

i would love to think the got hacked because of the whole scummy saga of their new PSUs

 

[OSdevr]

Gigabyte doesn't have access to that. I know that for a fact. Not to other things you mentioned either (I'm fairly sure)

Well what would they have from Intel that requires an NDA? Intel is very open with their specifications.

 

[W1zzard]

Well what would they have from Intel that requires an NDA? Intel is very open with their specifications.

Yeah Intel is indeed the most open company in that regard, my developer NDA has lots of interesting stuff, very forward looking, too. and it's extremely useful to make my software perform great on the product that Intel sells. Not sure why so many other companies are so paranoid about providing support.

But Intel certainly isn't giving out the keys to the kingdom, i.e. ME sources, or the signing keys. UEFI BIOS sources are available, but there isn't much there that's relevant for security.

 

[Ravenas]

Strange how Gigabyte made negative comments about China, and now they have been hacked.

 

[kmetek]

Death penalty.

 

[R-T-B]

Such a leak would be awesome for the developer community, to better support existing hardware

Yep, I don't view this as a bad thing at all. It will also poke more holes in hardware security than swiss cheese, which will make me laugh at least.

Death penalty.

Nah. If they leak this, I'm gonna state it outright: They ain't heroes because the means to get this data was nefarious, but nor am I going to ask for a harsh sentence. These guys just did wonders for my work.

Gigabyte doesn't have access to that. I know that for a fact. Not to other things you mentioned either (I'm fairly sure)

They wouldn't. They are generally blobbed into the bios with the assembly tools.

Or the source and secret bits running the Intel ME privacy and security nightmare

We've unpacked the ME by now, there isn't much secret about it left. Just the keys to sign and run it.

 

[PapaTaipei]

Gigatrash strikes again!