SecurityOrb.com has learned Dell has officially confirmed that some of its PowerEdge R410 rack server motherboards were shipped to customers with malware embedded on the server management firmware.  Many customers became frustrated due to the company’s slow response to provide details on the matter.

Source: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/servers/f/956/t/19339458.aspx

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http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9223&rss

http://www.infoworld.com/t/malware/dells-response-motherboard-malware-causes-confusion-176

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