Hackers gained access to an API for the CPUID project and changed the download links on the official website to serve malicious executables for the popular CPU-Z and HWMonitor tools. The two utilities ...

There are lots of great software tools out there that can tell you all kinds of things about your gaming PC, and perhaps two of the most well-known by enthusiasts are CPU-Z and HWMonitor. However, two ...

Anyone who downloaded the system analysis tools from the CPUID website, such as CPU-Z or HWMonitor, on Thursday or Friday of the past week, i.e., April 9th or 10th, 2026, should scan their computer ...

The website of CPUID, the maker of popular hardware monitoring tool HWMonitor and system information tool CPU-Z, has been breached by unknown attackers, and those who downloaded these tools were ...