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

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

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. [...]

Analysis

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. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Apr 10, 2026.

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