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 website of CPUID, the maker of popular hardware monitoring tool HWMonitor and system information tool CPU-Z, has been breached by unknown attackers, and those who downloaded these tools were ...
CPUID.com briefly compromised to serve malware Tainted downloads used DLL sideloading with CRYPTBASE.dll Sophisticated Trojan deployed, flagged by 20 AV engines CPUID.com, a popular website for PC ...
If you downloaded common system tools CPU-Z or HWMonitor in the last 24 hours, stop reading this and go deal with that system first, because there's a real chance it was compromised. A breach of the ...
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, ...
The finding suggests CPUID.com was compromised in some fashion—specifically, HWMonitor version 1.63—prompting other users and security researchers to investigate. Vx Underground, which catalogs ...