Security News

Intel Chip Flaws Expose Millions of Devices to Attacks
2017-11-21 13:41

Intel has conducted an in-depth security review of its Management Engine (ME), Trusted Execution Engine (TXE) and Server Platform Services (SPS) technologies and discovered several...

Experts Find Faster Way to Exploit Infineon Chip Crypto Flaw
2017-11-08 12:35

A recently disclosed crypto-related vulnerability affecting some Infineon chips can be exploited in a shorter amount of time than initially believed, researchers demonstrated. read more

Factorization Flaw in TPM Chips Makes Attacks on RSA Private Keys Feasible
2017-10-16 18:05

A flawed Infineon Technology chipset left HP, Lenovo and Microsoft devices open to what is called a 'practical factorization attack,' in which an attacker computes the private part of an RSA key.

Tech Giants Warn of Crypto Flaw in Infineon Chips
2017-10-16 13:55

Microsoft, Google, HP, Lenovo and Fujitsu have warned customers of a potentially serious crypto-related vulnerability affecting some chips made by German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon...

Google Researcher Publishes PoC Exploit for Apple iPhone Wi-Fi Chip Hack
2017-09-27 03:49

You have now another good reason to update your iPhone to newly released iOS 11—a security vulnerability in iOS 10 and earlier now has a working exploit publicly available. Gal Beniamini, a...

32M Becomes First-Ever Company to Implant Micro-Chips in Employees (The Hackers News)
2017-07-24 08:44

Biohacking could be a next big thing in this smart world. Over two years ago, a hacker implanted a small NFC chip in his left hand right between his thumb and his pointer finger and hacked Android...

Millions of Android Devices Using Broadcom Wi-Fi Chip Can Be Hacked Remotely (The Hackers News)
2017-07-07 00:29

Google has released its latest monthly security update for Android devices, including a serious bug in some Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets that affects millions of Android devices, as well as some iPhone...

Platinum APT First to Abuse Intel Chip Management Feature (Threatpost)
2017-06-09 16:46

Microsoft has found a file-transfer tool used by the Platinum APT that leverages Intel Active Management Technology to stealthily load malware onto networked computers.

First post-quantum cryptography on a contactless security chip (Help Net Security)
2017-05-30 15:10

Due to their computing power, quantum computers have the disruptive potential to break various currently used encryption algorithms. Infineon Technologies has successfully demonstrated the first...

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid and Chips (Schneier on Security)
2017-05-26 21:12

The excellent Montreal chef Marc-Olivier Frappier, of Joe Beef fame, has created a squid and chips dish for Brit & Chips restaurant. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the...