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Another Spectre-Like CPU Vulnerability
2018-05-22 14:38

Google and Microsoft researchers have disclosed another Spectre-like CPU side-channel vulnerability, called "Speculative Store Bypass." Like the others, the fix will slow the CPU down. The German...

Intel Responds to Spectre-Like Flaw In CPUs
2018-05-22 14:03

Intel on Monday acknowledged that its processors are vulnerable to another Spectre-like speculative execution side channel flaw that could allow attackers to access information.

New Spectre (Variant 4) CPU Flaw Discovered—Intel, ARM, AMD Affected
2018-05-22 08:33

Security researchers from Microsoft and Google have discovered a fourth variant of the data-leaking Meltdown-Spectre security flaws impacting modern CPUs in millions of computers, including those...

Microsoft, Google: We've found a fourth variant of Meltdown-Spectre CPU holes
2018-05-21 21:00

Affects Intel and other processor makers Breaking Today, Microsoft and Google Project Zero will reveal a fourth variant of the speculative-execution-based security vulnerabilities in modern...

Second wave of Spectre-like CPU security flaws won't be fixed for a while
2018-05-09 03:58

Intel needs more time and it could be Q3 before all the patches for OSes and VMs land The new bunch of Spectre-like flaws revealed last week won't be patched for at least 12 days.…

8 New Spectre-Class Vulnerabilities (Spectre-NG) Found in Intel CPUs
2018-05-05 08:33

A team of security researchers has reportedly discovered a total of eight new "Spectre-class" vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs, which also affect at least a small number of ARM processors and may...

Microsoft Issues More Spectre Updates For Intel CPUs
2018-04-26 19:39

Microsoft has released new Spectre mitigations for Windows 10, which include Intel microcode fixes for CPUs running on Windows.

Intel Will Not Patch Spectre in Some CPUs
2018-04-04 11:08

Intel has informed customers that some of the processors affected by the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities will not receive microcode updates due to issues related to implementation and other...

Apple Plans to Replace Intel Chips in Macs with its Custom Designed CPUs
2018-04-03 10:13

In a major blow to Intel, Apple is reportedly planning to use its custom-designed ARM chips in Mac computers starting as early as 2020, ultimately replacing the Intel processors running on its...

Intel admits a load of its CPUs have Spectre v2 flaw that can't be fixed
2018-04-01 00:00

And won’t fix Meltdown nor Spectre for 10 product families covering 230-plus CPUs Intel has issued fresh "microcode revision guidance" that reveals it won’t address the Meltdown and Spectre design...