The leak could have occurred at the partners of the company
The day before, several sources reported that the source code for Intel Alder Lake processors appeared on the Web. The data is written to a 2.8 GB file.
The leaked archive contains hundreds of engineering and technical files, as well as documentation and tools for creating BIOS / UEFI firmware for the Intel Alder Lake platform and chipsets for 12 generation processors. The source of the data remains unknown, but one document mentions Lenovo.
Even if the authenticity of the data is confirmed, it is not yet clear whether sensitive information can be used to develop exploits, especially if they are not obtained directly from Intel, but from a third-party source.
Similar materials are likely to be available from most motherboard manufacturers and OEM partners, and Intel should remove potentially problematic fragments from the dataset before sending sources to third-party vendors.
It is not yet known how this leak will actually turn out for the company. Of course, Alder Lake is already fading into the background, because Intel has implemented all its secret developments in the latest generation of chips. However, Alder Lake and Raptor Lake are architecturally similar, so revealing the source code of the 12th generation can reveal most of the secrets of the 13th series - including "showing" security holes.
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