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Windows 10: Microsoft and Intel patch latest Spectre CPU vulnerabilities
2018-08-22 11:27

New Windows 10 updates contain Intel's latest microcode fixes for the recently discovered Spectre variant 3a and 4 vulnerabilities.

Use Debian? Want Intel's latest CPU patch? Small print sparks big problem
2018-08-21 19:34

Linux distro hits the brakes on rolling out microcode for security bugs in license row At least one Linux distribution is withholding security patches that mitigate the latest round of Intel CPU...

‘Foreshadow’ flaw found in Intel CPUs – what to do
2018-08-17 12:52

For Intel and more than a billion computers with Intel CPUs, the microprocessor flaws just keep coming.

Foreshadow Attacks — 3 New Intel CPU Side-Channel Flaws Discovered
2018-08-15 08:03

2018 has been quite a tough year for Intel. While the chip-maker giant is still dealing with Meltdown and Spectre processor vulnerabilities, yet another major speculative execution flaw has been...

Foreshadow: New Speculative Execution Flaws Found in Intel CPUs
2018-08-14 20:44

Researchers and several major tech companies on Tuesday disclosed the details of three new speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities affecting Intel processors. read more

Intel CPUs Undermined By Fresh Speculative Execution Flaws
2018-08-14 19:24

'Foreshadow" and other vulnerabilities in Intel processors can be exploited to steal sensitive information stored inside personal computers or personal clouds.

Spec-exec CPU bugs sweep hacking Oscars – and John McAfee’s in there like a bullet
2018-08-10 07:28

Fun and frolics at the 2018 Pwnie Awards Black Hat The whizz kids who uncovered the Spectre and Meltdown data-leaking flaws in modern processors have scooped two Pwnie Awards – often referred to...

Revealed: El Reg blew lid off Meltdown CPU bug before Intel told US govt – and how bitter tech rivals teamed up
2018-08-09 06:26

Panel spills beans on beans spilled Black Hat Next time you leave things to the last minute, remember this well.…

Q3 Oracle CPU Preview:  Fewer Java SE Patches May Not Mean Fewer Flaws
2018-07-16 16:54

The July 2018 quarterly Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) is expected to set a new two-year high for total Oracle product patches.

Two New Spectre-Class CPU Flaws Discovered—Intel Pays $100K Bounty
2018-07-11 11:48

Intel has paid out a $100,000 bug bounty for new processor vulnerabilities that are related to Spectre variant one (CVE-2017-5753). The new Spectre-class variants are tracked as Spectre 1.1...