Hackers are all the time looking out for brand spanking new methods to get into your system and wreak havoc by downloading malware, putting in crypto-mining applications, or including different nefarious nasties to your laptop. Sadly, Gigabyte have made their job simpler for them by making a backdoor for hackers to get into gaming PC and run amok. Oops!
One standard methodology hackers exploit of their marketing campaign of evil is to cache dodgy applications in your UEFI firmware. Firmware tells your rig how one can load its working system, similar to Home windows 11, making it an excellent place to start out for those who’re trying to trigger most harm to somebody’s PC.
Cybersecurity agency Eclypsium “started detecting suspected backdoor-like habits inside Gigabyte methods within the wild.” In different phrases, it appeared like one thing, or somebody, was in these methods who shouldn’t have been: hackers. It seems Gigabyte has added a characteristic to its motherboards that initiates an replace program on restart and goes on to obtain and execute additional software program. It retains all of the firmware up-to-date, principally.
However Eclypsium claims insecurities on this characteristic permit hackers to hijack it for their very own makes use of: specifically, to put in malware. And since this all goes on outdoors the working system, you in all probability received’t even understand it’s taking place. In whole, it looks as if 271 fashions are affected, so be sure you verify the record to seek out out whether or not you’re in danger.
Right here’s the complete record of affected motherboards:
- A520-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
- A520-AORUS-ELITE-rev-11
- A520I-AC-rev-1x
- A520M-DS3H-AC-rev-1x
- A520M-DS3H-rev-1x
- A520M-DS3H-V2-rev-10
- A520M-H-rev-1x
- A520M-Ok-rev-10
- A520M-Ok-V2-rev-10
- A520M-S2H-rev-1x
- A620M-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10
- A620M-GAMING-X-rev-10
- B360M-DS3H-rev-10
- B365-HD3-rev-10
- B365M-DS3H-rev-10
- B450-AORUS-Elite-V2-rev-1x
- B450-AORUS-M-rev-1x
- B450-Gaming-X-rev-1x
- B450M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-1x
- B450M-DS3H-rev-1x
- B450M-DS3H-V2-rev-1x
- B450M-DS3H-WIFI-rev-1x
- B450M-GAMING-rev-1x
- B450M-H-rev-1x
- B450M-Ok-rev-10
- B450M-S2H-rev-1x
- B460-AORUS-PRO-AC-rev-10
- B460-HD3-rev-10
- B460M-AORUS-PRO-rev-10
- B460M-D2V-rev-10
- B460M-D3H-rev-10
- B460M-DS3H-AC-rev-1x
- B460M-DS3H-rev-10
- B460M-GAMING-HD-rev-10
- B460M-POWER-rev-10
- B550-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
- B550-AORUS-ELITE-AX-V2-rev-12
- B550-AORUS-ELITE-AX-V2-rev-12-13
- B550-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
- B550-AORUS-ELITE-V2-rev-12
- B550-GAMING-X-V2-rev-10-11-12
- B550-GAMING-X-V2-rev-13
- B550-GAMING-X-V2-rev-14
- B550-Gaming-X-V2-rev-1x
- B550-UD-AC-rev-10-11
- B550-UD-AC-rev-12
- B550I-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
- B550I-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-11
- B550I-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-12
- B550M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-13
- B550M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10-11-12
- B550M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-13
- B550M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-1x
- B550M-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
- B550M-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-11
- B550M-AORUS-PRO-P-rev-10
- B550M-AORUS-PRO-P-rev-11
- B550M-AORUS-PRO-P-rev-12
- B550M-AORUS-PRO-rev-10
- B550M-DS3H-AC-rev-10-11-12-13
- B550M-DS3H-AC-rev-10-11-12-13-14
- B550M-DS3H-AC-rev-14
- B550M-DS3H-AC-rev-15-16
- B550M-DS3H-AC-rev-1x
- B550M-DS3H-rev-10-11-12-13
- B550M-DS3H-rev-14
- B550M-DS3H-rev-15
- B550M-DS3H-rev-1x
- B550M-GAMING-rev-1x
- B550M-Ok-rev-10
- B550M-S2H-rev-1x
- B560-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
- B560-HD3-rev-1x
- B560I-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
- B560M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-1x
- B560M-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-1x
- B560M-AORUS-PRO-rev-1x
- B560M-D2V-rev-1x
- B560M-D3H-rev-1x
- B560M-DS3H-AC-rev-1x
- B560M-DS3H-PLUS-rev-10
- B560M-DS3H-V2-rev-10
- B560M-GAMING-HD-rev-1x
- B560M-H-rev-1x
- B560M-H-V2-rev-10
- B560M-POWER-rev-1x
- B650-AERO-G-rev-10
- B650-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-1x
- B650-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
- B650-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-1x
- B650-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10-11
- B650-GAMING-X-AX-rev-1x
- B650-GAMING-X-rev-10
- B650-GAMING-X-rev-10-11
- B650E-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10
- B650E-AORUS-TACHYON-REV-10
- B650I-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10
- B650M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-1x
- B650M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
- B650M-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-1x
- B650M-C-rev-10
- B650M-DS3H-rev-10
- B650M-GAMING-X-AX-rev-1x
- B650M-Ok-rev-10
- B660-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-Rev-10
- B660-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-Rev-10
- B660-AORUS-MASTER-DDR4-rev-10
- B660-AORUS-MASTER-DDR4-rev-1x
- B660-AORUS-MASTER-rev-1x
- B660-DS3H-AC-DDR4-rev-10
- B660-DS3H-AC-DDR4-rev-10-12
- B660-DS3H-AC-DDR4-rev-11
- B660-DS3H-AC-rev-10
- B660-DS3H-AX-DDR4-rev-10
- B660-DS3H-AX-DDR4-rev-10-11
- B660-DS3H-DDR4-rev-10
- B660-DS3H-DDR4-rev-10-11
- B660-GAMING-X-AX-DDR4-rev-10
- B660-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10
- B660-GAMING-X-rev-10
- B660I-AORUS-PRO-DDR4-rev-1x
- B660M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
- B660M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev1x
- B660M-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
- B660M-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-1x
- B660M-AORUS-PRO-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
- B660M-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-1x
- B660M-AORUS-PRO-DDR4-rev-10
- B660M-AORUS-PRO-rev-10
- B660M-D2H-DDR4-rev-10
- B660M-D3H-DDR4-rev-10
- B660M-DS3H-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
- B660M-DS3H-DDR4-rev-10
- B660M-GAMING-AC-DDR4-rev-10
- B660M-GAMING-AC-DDR4-rev-1x
- B660M-GAMING-AC-rev-10
- B660M-GAMING-DDR4-rev-10
- B660M-GAMING-X-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
- B660M-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10
- B660M-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10
- B660M-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-1x
- B660M-GAMING-X-rev-10
- B660M-POWER-DDR4-rev-10
- B760-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
- B760-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
- B760-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
- B760-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
- B760-AORUS-MASTER-DDR4-rev-10
- B760-DS3H-AC-DDR4-rev-10
- B760-DS3H-AX-DDR4-rev-10
- B760-DS3H-AX-rev-1x
- B760-DS3H-DDR4-rev-10
- B760-DS3H-rev-10
- B760-GAMING-X-AX-DDR4-rev-10
- B760-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10
- B760-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10
- B760-GAMING-X-rev-10
- B760I-AORUS-PRO-DDR4-rev-10
- B760I-AORUS-PRO-rev-10
- B760M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
- B760M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
- B760M-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
- B760M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
- B760M-AORUS-PRO-AX-DDR4-rev-10
- B760M-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
- B760M-AORUS-PRO-DDR4-rev-10
- B760M-AORUS-PRO-rev-10
- B760M-C-rev-10
- B760M-D2H-DDR4-rev-10
- B760M-D2H-rev-10
- B760M-D3H-DDR4-rev-10
- B760M-DS3H-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
- B760M-DS3H-AX-rev-1x
- B760M-DS3H-DDR4-rev-10
- B760M-DS3H-rev-10
- B760M-GAMING-AC-DDR4-rev-10
- B760M-GAMING-AC-rev-10
- B760M-GAMING-DDR4-rev-10
- B760M-GAMING-rev-10
- B760M-GAMING-X-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
- B760M-GAMING-X-AX-rev-1x
- B760M-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10
- B760M-GAMING-X-rev-10
- B760M-POWER-DDR4-rev-10
- B760M-POWER-rev-10
- GA-B560M-D3P-rev-10
- H410M-DS2V-rev-10
- H410M-DS2V-V2-rev-10
- H410M-DS2V-V2-rev-11
- H410M-DS2V-V3-rev-10
- H410M-DS2V-V3-rev-11-13
- H410M-H-rev-1x
- H410M-H-V2-rev-10
- H410M-H-V2-rev-11-12-13-14-16
- H410M-H-V2-rev-11-13-14
- H410M-H-V2-rev-17
- H410M-H-V3-rev-10
- H410M-H-V3-rev-10-12
- H410M-H-V3-rev-11-13
- H410M-HD3P-rev-1x
- H410M-Ok-rev-10
- H410M-S2-rev-1x
- H410M-S2-V2-rev-10
- H410M-S2-V2-rev-11-12-13-14-16
- H410M-S2-V2-rev-11-13-14
- H410M-S2-V2-rev-17
- H410M-S2-V3-rev-10
- H410M-S2-V3-rev-10-12
- H410M-S2-V3-rev-11-13
- H410M-S2H-rev-1x
- H410M-S2H-V2-rev-10
- H410M-S2H-V2-rev-11
- H410M-S2H-V2-rev-11-12-13-14-16
- H410M-S2H-V3-rev-10
- H410M-S2H-V3-rev-10-12
- H410M-S2H-V3-rev-11-13
- H470M-H-rev-10
- H470M-Ok-rev-10
- H510M-DS2-rev-10
- H510M-DS2-rev-10-11
- H510M-DS2V-rev-10-12
- H510M-DS2V-rev-10-12-15
- H510M-DS2V-rev-13
- H510M-DS2V-rev-13-16
- H510M-H-rev-10-11
- H510M-H-rev-10-11-15
- H510M-H-rev-13
- H510M-H-rev-13-16
- H510M-H-rev-17
- H510M-Ok-rev-10
- H510M-Ok-rev-11
- H510M-S2-rev-10-11-12
- H510M-S2-rev-13
- H510M-S2H-rev-10
- H510M-S2H-V2-rev-10
- H510M-S2H-V2-rev-11
- H510M-S2H-V2-rev-13
- H510M-S2P-rev-10
- H510M-S2P-rev-10-12
- H610I-DDR4-rev-10
- H610M-H-DDR4-rev-10
- H610M-H-DDR4-rev-11
- H610M-H-DDR4-rev-11-13
- H610M-H-DDR4-rev-12
- H610M-H-rev-10
- H610M-H-V2-DDR4-rev-10
- H610M-HD3P-rev-10
- H610M-HD3P-rev-20
- H610M-Ok-DDR4-rev-10
- H610M-S2-DDR4-rev-10
- H610M-S2-DDR4-rev-11
- H610M-S2-DDR4-rev-11-13
- H610M-S2-DDR4-rev-12
- H610M-S2-rev-10
- H610M-S2-V2-DDR4-rev-10
- H610M-S2H-DDR4-rev-10
- H610M-S2H-DDR4-rev-11
- H610M-S2H-DDR4-rev-11-13
- H610M-S2H-DDR4-rev-12
- H610M-S2H-rev-10
- H610M-S2H-V2-DDR4-rev-10
- N4120I-H-rev-10
- N5105I-H-rev-10
- Q670M-D3H-DDR4-rev-10
- W480M-VISION-W-rev-10
- X570S-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-11
- X570S-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
- X570S-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10
- X570S-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
- X570S-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-11
- X570S-GAMING-X-rev-10
- X570S-UD-rev-10
- X570SI-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
- X570SI-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-11
- X670-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
- X670-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-11
- X670-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10
- X670E-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10
- X670E-AORUS-XTREME-rev-10
- Z590-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
- Z590-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
- Z590-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10
- Z590-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
- Z590-AORUS-TACHYON-Rev-10
- Z590-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10
- Z590-D-rev-10
- Z590-GAMING-X-rev-1x
- Z590-UD-AC-rev-1x
- Z590-UD-rev-10
- Z590I-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10
- Z690-AERO-D-rev-10
- Z690-AERO-D-rev-1x
- Z690-AERO-G-DDR4-rev-10
- Z690-AERO-G-DDR4-rev-1x
- Z690-AERO-G-rev-10
- Z690-AERO-G-rev-1x
- Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
- Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-V2-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-14
- Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-1x
- Z690-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-1x
- Z690-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-V2-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-ELITE-STEALTH-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-MASTER-rev-1x
- Z690-AORUS-PRO-DDR4-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-PRO-DDR4-rev-1x
- Z690-AORUS-PRO-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-PRO-rev-1x
- Z690-AORUS-TACHYON-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-1x
- Z690-AORUS-XTREME-rev-10
- Z690-AORUS-XTREME-WATERFORCErev-10
- Z690-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10
- Z690-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-11
- Z690-GAMING-X-DDR4-V2-rev-10
- Z690-GAMING-X-rev-10
- Z690-GAMING-X-rev-10-11
- Z690-UD-AC-rev-10
- Z690-UD-AX-DDR4-rev-10
- Z690-UD-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
- Z690-UD-AX-DDR4-V2-rev-10
- Z690-UD-AX-rev-10
- Z690-UD-AX-rev-1x
- Z690-UD-DDR4-rev-10
- Z690-UD-DDR4-rev-1x
- Z690-UD-DDR4-V2-rev-10
- Z690-UD-rev-10
- Z690-UD-rev-1x
- Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-DDR4-rev-10
- Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-LITE-DDR4-rev-10
- Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-LITE-rev-10
- Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-PLUS-DDR4-rev-10
- Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-PLUS-rev-10
- Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10
- Z690M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
- Z690M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev1x
- Z690M-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
- Z690M-DS3H-DDR4-rev-10
- Z790-AERO-G-rev-10
- Z790-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
- Z790-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
- Z790-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-11
- Z790-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
- Z790-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
- Z790-AORUS-ELITE-rev-11
- Z790-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10
- Z790-AORUS-TACHYON-Rev-10
- Z790-AORUS-XTREME-rev-10
- Z790-D-DDR4-rev-10
- Z790-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10
- Z790-GAMING-X-AX-rev-1x
- Z790-GAMING-X-rev-10
- Z790-UD-AC-rev-10
- Z790-UD-AX-rev-10
- Z790-UD-rev-10
- Z790I-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10
- Z790M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
- Z790M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
If all that speak of malware and viruses has bought you within the temper to search for a brand new motherboard, we don’t blame you. In our information to the most effective gaming motherboard, we advocate the Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme as the most effective AMD motherboard going. We all know what you’re pondering: “aargh, Gigabyte! Aren’t they those you’ve spent this entire article warning us about?” Effectively, don’t fear. We’ve checked the record of affected fashions and it’s not on there.
