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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...

Warning: Microsoft Fix Freezes Some PCs With AMD Chips
2018-01-08 12:48

Meltdown and Spectre Security Update Bricks Some PCs With Athlon CPUsSecurity teams are scrambling to put fixes for the Meltdown and Spectre flaws in place. But Windows users report that...

Intel, AMD Chip Vulnerabilities Put Billions of Devices at Risk
2018-01-03 22:20

Details of "Meltdown" and "Spectre" Attacks Against Intel and AMD Chips Disclosed read more

Device Manufacturers Working on Patches for Intel Chip Flaws
2017-11-24 06:43

Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, HPE, Lenovo, Intel and Panasonic are working on releasing patches for the recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting Intel CPUs, but it could take a while until firmware...

Intel chips riddled with deadly flaws
2017-11-21 20:44

As we’re waiting for security researchers to detail the Intel Management Engine vulnerability that can allow attackers to run undetectable, unsigned code on machines with Intel processors, the...