At least 150 vendors are affected, but Forescout said it's hard to know for sure how many more.

It's an example of the potentially insidious nature of open-source supply chain compromises.

LineageOS and Ghost — makers of open-source software — grappled with security incidents over the weekend.

It is the latest effort by the tech giant to bolster election security.

There is a vulnerability in the NSA's reverse engineering tool. But it would take an incredible scenario for it impact anyone.

The work is the culmination of seven years worth of research into the security of firmware.