Dell warns of malware on motherboards

Updated Dell has published a warning on its support forum that some of its server motherboards are infected with Windows malware.

The admission, posted in response to a customer who wished to confirm that a telephone call he had received from a Dell representative was genuine, confirmed that “a small number of PowerEdge server motherboards” may contain spyware in its embedded server management firmware.

Dell says that it has created a list of affected customers, and that they are formally notifying them of the security problem via letter.

Unfortunately, as The Register points out, no specifics are offered as to…

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