Riot Games is making an anti-cheat change that could be rough on older PCs

Riot Games, best known for titles like Valorant and League of Legends and the Vanguard anti-cheat software, has often been ...
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BIOS updates are scary, but here's when you should consider updating

Updating your motherboard BIOS isn’t something most people think about–and given the risks of a failed update, it’s easy to see why many people avoid it. If it fails, the motherboard gets “bricked,” ...
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Riot Blocks Valorant Players Over Unpatched Motherboard BIOS Vulnerability

Riot Games has begun blocking Valorant players who have not updated their motherboard BIOS after identifying a firmware-level vulnerability that allows cheating software to bypass the game’s ...

Riot Games found a motherboard security flaw that helps PC cheaters

Your motherboard may need a security update to keep playing Valorant.
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Hundreds of GIGABYTE motherboards affected by BIOS vulnerability, updates are available

TL;DR: A critical GIGABYTE motherboard vulnerability allows local attackers to execute code in System Management Mode (SMM), bypassing security on Intel 8th to 11th Gen platforms. GIGABYTE has ...

Asus tells owners of its Intel motherboards to update the BIOS because they 'may allow unintended access to system memory'

For maximum security, Asus recommends that you "download and update the BIOS to the specified version from the official website and, in the BIOS Setup Utility, configure the IOMMU DMA Protection ...