13 April 2026

CPUID breach exposed CPU-Z and HWMonitor users to Malware


If you downloaded CPU-Z or HWMonitor from the Official CPUID website on April 9 or 10, 2026, you may want to stop what you are doing and take a closer look at your PC (or contact Donline). CPUID confirmed that attackers compromised part of its download infrastructure which was first reported by DMKiller on Reddit The attack briefly replaced legitimate download links with malicious ones in a six-hour window. The company says the issue has been fixed and that its original signed files were not altered.

This hack matters because CPU-Z and HWMonitor are trusted Windows tools. The attack exploited that trust, making it that much more dangerous. READ MORE...

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