Can some software physically damage hardware?

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00:00 Question
01:04 Accepted answer (Score 62)
04:23 Answer 2 (Score 15)
06:29 Answer 3 (Score 10)
07:03 Answer 4 (Score 8)
07:27 Thank you

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/313850/c...

Accepted answer links:
[power viruses]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_virus
[Can a virus melt the CPU?]: https://superuser.com/questions/54385/ca...
[the batteries themselves are susceptible to firmware hacks]: http://hackaday.com/2011/07/23/apple-lap.../

Answer 3 links:
[Wired regarding the Stuxnet virus]: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/07...

Answer 4 links:
[overstressing the hardware]: https://superuser.com/questions/313850/c...
[firmware viruses]: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/bios-vi...

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#hardwarefailure #computerarchitecture #physicalsecurity

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