Security News > 2020 > August > Intel blueprints – 20GB of source code, schematics, specs, docs – spill onto web, Chipzilla denies hack

A spokesperson for Intel told us the information was likely taken from its Resource and Design Center, which is a private library of resources for computer manufacturers and the like to build systems using Intel's silicon.

The IOH SR 17 probably refers to scratchpad register 17 in the I/O hub, part of Intel's chipsets, that is used by firmware code.

In a recent interview with The Register about a code dump that exposed source code from multiple companies including Adobe, Microsoft, Qualcomm and others, Kottmann explained that part of their motivation was to encourage companies not to be careless with security.

"The information appears to come from the Intel Resource and Design Center, which hosts information for use by our customers, partners and other external parties who have registered for access. We believe an individual with access downloaded and shared this data."

Sources familiar with Intel's investigation told us the shared documents may not be up to date, as it's unclear when the information was fetched from the center, and that no personal or customer data was included in today's dump.

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