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deep tech The Register June 12, 2026

Microsoft has mostly repaired flaw in Surface hardware that allowed unprotected devices to be bricked by a single packet

Microsoft has mostly repaired flaw in Surface hardware that allowed unprotected devices to be bricked by a single packet
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EXCLUSIVE For the past 90 days, Microsoft has been quietly patching a firmware flaw in Surface devices that allowed the hardware to be bricked with a single packet, though only for those who have disabled Secure Core and Secure Boot. And the company's Copilot AI software inadvertently helped identify the faulty firmware. According to Jack Darcy, a security researcher based in Australia, his instance of Microsoft Copilot stumbled across the bug after being asked to adjust the screen backlighting

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