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Report: Chinese Spy Chip Backdoored US Defense, Tech Firms
2018-10-05 09:18

If Accurate, Bloomberg Report Would Mark a New Era of Mass Hardware CompromiseDid the Chinese government pull off one of the most secretive hardware hacks of all time? That's what information...

Decoding the Chinese Super Micro super spy-chip super-scandal: What do we know – and who is telling the truth?
2018-10-04 23:01

Who's your money on? Bloomberg's sources? Apple? Amazon? Super Micro? Analysis Chinese government agents managed to slip spy chips into Super Micro servers used by Amazon, Apple, the US...

Bloomberg: Super Micro motherboards used by Apple, Amazon contained Chinese spy chips
2018-10-04 16:08

Super Micro, Amazon, and Apple deny everything in the report.

China Used Tiny Chips on US Computers to Steal Secrets: Report
2018-10-04 15:37

Tiny chips inserted in US computer equipment manufactured in China were used as part of a vast effort by Beijing to steal US technology secrets, a published report said Thursday. read more

Chinese spy chips: 3 potential fallouts for the business world
2018-10-04 13:29

A Bloomberg report found that Chinese spies secretly added microchips on motherboards that went to Apple, Amazon, and the CIA.

Chinese Spying Chips Found Hidden On Servers Used By US Companies
2018-10-04 13:03

A media report today revealed details of a significant supply chain attack which appears to be one of the largest corporate espionage and hardware hacking programs from a nation-state. According...

Virus screener goes down, Intel patches more chips, Pegasus government spying code spreads across globe
2018-09-22 10:01

Plus: Gov pay sites take a dive, and more Roundup When we weren't dealing with malware bricked-breweries, poorly-wiped servers or litigious vendors, we had a number of other security headaches to...

Arms race: SiFive, Hex Five build code safe houses for RISC-V chips
2018-09-10 20:08

Those developing custom CPUs can now tap a TrustZone-ish trusted execution environment If you've been looking at SiFive's RISC-V-based chip technology and thinking, y'know what, it's missing an...

Intel Foreshadow exploits: How to protect yourself from latest chip vulnerability
2018-08-15 13:47

What are the Foreshadow/ L1TF exploits? Which chips are affected? How to secure your systems.

Three more data-leaking security holes found in Intel chips as designers swap security for speed
2018-08-14 17:00

Apps, kernels, virtual machines, SGX, SMM at risk from attack Intel will today disclose three more vulnerabilities in its processors that can be exploited by malware and malicious virtual machines...