Security News

TSMC Chip Maker Blames WannaCry Malware for Production Halt
2018-08-07 09:18

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)—the world's largest makers of semiconductors and processors—was forced to shut down several of its chip-fabrication factories over the weekend...

Chip flinger TSMC warns 'WannaCry' outbreak will sting firm for $250m
2018-08-06 16:35

But it could've been worse, shrugs Apple supplier Chipmaker TSMC has warned that a previously disclosed virus infection of its Taiwanese plant may cost it up to $250m.…

Chip Giant TSMC Says WannaCry Behind Production Halt
2018-08-06 11:08

Chipmaker giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said Monday the computer virus that brought its production to a halt for two days was a variant of the WannaCry ransomware that hit...

iPhone Chip Supplier TSMC Stops Production After Computer Virus Attack
2018-08-06 07:18

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)—Apple's sole supplier of SoC components for iPhones and iPads, and Qualcomm's major manufacturing partner—shut down several of its...

Malware Hits Plants of Chip Giant TSMC
2018-08-06 05:42

A piece of malware has caused significant disruptions in the factories of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s biggest contract chipmaker. TSMC’s most important customer...

TSMC chip fab tools hit by virus, payment biz BGP hijacked, CCleaner gets weird – and more
2018-08-04 10:03

What else is gong on in infosec this week... Roundup This week we took a close look at Google security keys, bid adieu to Facebook's head security honcho, and had a few email credentials...

Spectre chip weakness can be used to steal data remotely
2018-07-31 11:52

Researchers have found a new variant of the Spectre CPU flaw that shows how attackers could steal data remotely without having to run malicious code on a local system.

How to (slowly) steal secrets over the network from chip security holes: NetSpectre summoned
2018-07-26 23:07

Billions of devices potentially at risk – but Intel isn't worried Computer researchers at the University of Graz have devised a way to exploit the speculative execution flaws affecting modern...

Intel chip flaw: Math unit may spill crypto secrets to apps – modern Linux, Windows, BSDs immune
2018-06-13 21:00

Malware on Cores, Xeons may lift computations, mitigations in place or coming Updated A security flaw within Intel Core and Xeon processors can be potentially exploited to swipe sensitive data...

Intel chip flaw: Math unit potentially spills kernel crypto secrets to apps – modern Linux, Windows, OpenBSD immune
2018-06-13 21:00

Malware on Core, Xeon computers may lift data, mitigations in place or coming A security flaw within Intel Core and Xeon processors can be potentially exploited to swipe sensitive data from the...