There is a serious security flaw in billions of Intel CPUs that can let attackers steal confidential data like passwords and encryption keys. Firmware updates can fix it, but at a potential significant performance loss.
Install backdoors and sell that info to governments and companies, then years later reveal the issue to justify downgrading performance of older CPUs to encourage people to upgrade.
I haven’t found any evidence of this, but that’s to be expected… How would that evidence look like even.
But there has always been rumors of this. And since there is money involved… I think it’s not unlikely.
The argument against this is always “there are so many viruses, antivirus companies can’t create them all”. And nobody is saying that. It’s enough to create one high profile virus and you will sell your anti virus software very easily.
But I think it was more common in the past. Today all companies will buy anti virus software, so it’s guaranteed sales.
Install backdoors and sell that info to governments and companies, then years later reveal the issue to justify downgrading performance of older CPUs to encourage people to upgrade.
This does sound like planned obsolescence to me…
Oop CPU sales are down! Leak one of our critical flaws to force people to upgrade!
Just feels like Prism all over again.
Anti virus companies has also been caught making viruses.
A lot of shady shit happens when there is money and power to be had.
I heard that rumor before, is there any source to this? Like, which antivirus companies?
Just look into John McAfee’s eyes and tell me it isn’t true.
I guess that’s my fault for not specifically asking for reliable sources.
Just look into John McAfee’s baby blues and tell me he isn’t reliable!
His program was more of a virus than a lot of computer viruses out there.
I haven’t found any evidence of this, but that’s to be expected… How would that evidence look like even.
But there has always been rumors of this. And since there is money involved… I think it’s not unlikely.
The argument against this is always “there are so many viruses, antivirus companies can’t create them all”. And nobody is saying that. It’s enough to create one high profile virus and you will sell your anti virus software very easily.
But I think it was more common in the past. Today all companies will buy anti virus software, so it’s guaranteed sales.
Lmao I wish this was a heroin needle since those are often colloquially called “works” in some localities.
Yeah but heroin doesn’t make you cray the way meth does
Yeah I know, but the wordplay still makes it funny to me.
You said they were caught doing it, though.
Yeah I remember some company was but I can’t find it anymore. Web has been scrubbed… It was a long time ago now.
lol
That’s right… Zuckerberg and Bezos have a scrub team they send around once a quarter to keep the internet shiny…
Corrected Bezos, it’s a z.
This isn’t /r/conspiracy, that shit won’t fly here.
If there is no evidence then stop spreading misinformation.
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