Security News

Security Firm Under Fire Over Disclosure of AMD Chip Flaws
2018-03-14 11:32

AMD is investigating claims that its processors are affected by more than a dozen serious vulnerabilities, and the company that found the flaws is facing backlash over its disclosure method....

AMD Investigating Reports of 13 Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Ryzen, EPYC Chips
2018-03-13 20:04

Researchers on Tuesday disclosed over a dozen critical security vulnerabilities in several AMD chips, opening them up for attackers who want to steal sensitive data and install malware on AMD...

Researchers Find Critical Security Flaws in AMD Chips
2018-03-13 19:45

Security researchers said Tuesday they discovered flaws in chips made by Advanced Micro Devices that could allow hackers to take over computers and networks. Israeli-based security firm CTS Labs...

Concern Over China Influence Shadows Chip Sector Deal
2018-03-12 01:38

Concern over China's potential influence, and rising US protectionist sentiment, hangs over an effort by California-based Qualcomm to repel a Singaporean firm's hostile takeover bid. Concern over...

Intel Releases Updated Spectre Fixes For Broadwell and Haswell Chips
2018-02-28 14:59

Intel has issued stable microcode to help protect its Broadwell and Haswell chips from the Spectre Variant 2 security exploits.

Siemens Releases BIOS Updates to Patch Intel Chip Flaws
2018-02-28 14:24

Siemens has released BIOS updates for several of its industrial devices to patch vulnerabilities discovered recently in Intel chips, including Meltdown, Spectre and flaws affecting the company’s...

Intel releases new Spectre microcode update for Skylake; other chips remain in beta
2018-02-08 01:25

Previous microcode update was reported to cause unwanted system reboots.

Intel Says Firmware Fixes for Spectre and Meltdown Affecting Newer Chips
2018-01-18 15:53

Intel says its firmware updates for Meltdown and Spectre are causing additional reboots and hits to performance.

Spectre Reversal: AMD Confirms Chips Have Flaws
2018-01-12 13:48

Also, Intel Confirms Stability Problems For Some CPUs Following Firmware UpdateIn a reversal, chipmaker AMD is now warning that its chips are susceptible to the speculative execution flaws in...