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2020 Intel — 20GB source code leaked

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Data compromised

Source code, firmware, proprietary technical documents

Technical writeup

Intel suffered a breach in 2020 when approximately 20 GB of confidential source code and proprietary data was leaked. The data included Intel's management engine, BIOS, and other firmware source code. A hacker claimed to have obtained the data from an unprotected resource.

Root cause

Unprotected resource; misconfiguration

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