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CPU-level ransomware is possible, and it’s terrifying
A security researcher says he's made ransomware that can be installed and run on a processor's microcode, which would be ...
Intel has announced a load of new bugs afflicting its chips and this time it's not just CPUs but also GPUs that are involved, hooray!
Intel is notching up an impressive collection of bugs and flaws of late, what with crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs, the ...
SecurityWeek3h
Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD, Arm Respond to New CPU Attacks
Intel, AMD and Arm each published security advisories on Patch Tuesday, including for newly disclosed CPU attacks.
Techzine Europe6h
Intel’s Spectre defense against data leaks fails again
Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have tried to circumvent Intel's security measures against Spectre. Spectre is a ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN7h
World's first CPU-level ransomware can "bypass every freaking traditional technology we have out there" — new firmware-based attacks could usher in new era of unavoi…
According to the report, Beek has indeed written proof-of-concept code for ransomware that can hide in a CPU. Reassuringly, ...
Intel still vulnerable to Spectre data-leak vulnerabilities, researchers say
Researchers from ETH Zurich found a way around Spectre mitigations on Intel The chipmaker released microcode patch ARM and ...
Intel's data-leaking Spectre defenses scared off yet again
ETH Zurich boffins exploit branch prediction race condition to steal info from memory, fixes have mild perf hit ...