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johnnyFive  ·  1849 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: New Intel CPU bug found: Like Spectre, only worse

Intel Management Engine (although other CPU manufacturers have an equivalent). It's a little side OS that handles startup and some other things. But it's a black box, and could be used to compromise whatever computer it's running on.