Firmware update bricks Hue Bridge Pro devices; Philips gives free replacements

A firmware update is behind recent reports that some Hue Bridge Pro smart hubs are no longer working, Ars Technica has ...
PCMag on MSN

Backdoor found in the firmware for these Wi-Fi routers and there's no patch

A vulnerability report warns that five versions of Tenda firmware contain an 'undocumented authentication backdoor' that a ...

New U-Boot flaws could enable stealthy firmware attacks

Six vulnerabilities in the widely used U-Boot bootloader have been discovered that could allow attackers to execute malicious ...
SecurityWeek

Unpatched Backdoor in Tenda Firmware Grants Admin Access to Devices

Multiple Tenda firmware versions contain a backdoor (CVE-2026-11405) that provides access to the device’s web management ...
PC World

Intel finds cause of overheating CPUs, provides another BIOS update

Intel has been struggling with a major issue in its 13th- and 14th-generation Core CPUs for most of this year. Due to a production error, high voltages and temperatures led to crashes for users and ...
Hackaday

Custom Microcode Compiler, Made In Google Sheets

When homebrewing a CPU, one has to deal with microcode. Microcode is the low-level nuts and bolts of how, precisely, a CPU executes instructions (like opcodes) and performs functions such as updating ...