Security News

Chrome 64 Brings Additional Mitigations for CPU Flaw
2018-01-25 12:31

Google this week released Chrome 64 in the stable channel with fixes for 53 security flaws and with additional mitigations against the web-exploitable “Spectre” CPU vulnerability.  read more

Lawmakers Raise Questions About Disclosure of CPU Flaws
2018-01-25 06:10

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday sent letters to several tech giants, raising questions about how the disclosure of the CPU vulnerabilities known as Spectre and Meltdown...

HP, Dell Halt BIOS Updates Over Buggy CPU Patches
2018-01-23 18:38

Dell, HP and other system manufacturers have advised customers not to install the recent BIOS updates designed to address the Spectre and Meltdown CPU vulnerabilities due to unstable code...

Intel Halts Spectre, Meltdown CPU Patches Over Unstable Code
2018-01-22 23:29

Intel on Monday said that users should stop deploying patches for the “Spectre” and “Meltdown” chip vulnerabilities disclosed by researchers earlier this month, saying the patches could cause...

AMD, Apple Sued Over CPU Vulnerabilities
2018-01-19 08:45

Apple and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are also facing class action lawsuits following the disclosure of critical CPU vulnerabilities that affect billions of devices. read more

Intel Tests Performance Impact of CPU Patches on Data Centers
2018-01-18 14:55

Intel Patches for Meltdown and Spectre Cause More Frequent Reboots read more

Mirai Variant Targets ARC CPU-Based Devices
2018-01-16 20:07

A newly discovered variant of the Mirai Internet of Things (IoT) botnet is targeting devices with ARC (Argonaut RISC Core) embedded processors, researchers warn. read more

Device Manufacturers Working on BIOS Updates to Patch CPU Flaws
2018-01-15 10:04

Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Panasonic, Toshiba and other device manufacturers have started releasing BIOS updates that should patch the recently disclosed Spectre and Meltdown...

NVIDIA Updates GPU Drivers to Mitigate CPU Flaws
2018-01-10 20:50

NVIDIA has released updates for its GPU display drivers and other products in an effort to mitigate the recently disclosed attack methods dubbed Meltdown and Spectre. read more

Microsoft, Intel Share Data on Performance Impact of CPU Flaw Patches
2018-01-10 09:13

Microsoft and Intel have shared more information on the performance impact of the patches released for the recently disclosed attack methods known as Spectre and Meltdown. read more