Supply chain attack at CPUID pushes malware with CPU-Z/HWMonitor

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Supply chain attack at CPUID pushes malware with CPU-Z/HWMonitor

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Supply chain attack at CPUID pushes malware with CPU-Z/HWMonitor

Fri Apr 10 2026

Malware

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Hackers gained access to an API for the CPUID project and changed the download links on the official website to serve malicious executables for the popular CPU-Z and HWMonitor tools. [...]