Security News

Intel In Security Hot Seat Over Serious CPU Design Flaw
2018-01-03 19:33

Intel is grappling with a processor design flaw impacting CPUs used in Linux, Windows and some macOS systems.

Huge Flaw Found in Intel Processors; Patch Could Hit 5-30% CPU Performance
2018-01-03 17:18

The first week of the new year has not yet been completed, and very soon a massive vulnerability is going to hit hundreds of millions of Windows, Linux, and Mac users worldwide. According to a...

Mitigations Prepared for Critical Flaw in Intel CPUs
2018-01-03 10:31

Researchers have apparently discovered a serious vulnerability affecting all Intel CPUs. Software-level mitigations have already been developed, but they could cause significant performance...

Intel Patches CPU Bugs Impacting Millions of PCs, Servers
2017-11-21 20:03

Intel released eight patches for vulnerabilities in remote management software and firmware that could allow local adversaries to elevate privileges, run arbitrary code, crash systems and...

Showtime’s Web sites roped visitors’ CPU into mining cryptocurrency
2017-09-26 19:13

Here’s the latest good reason for users to block JavaScript: if you don’t, your computer’s CPU power could be used to mine cryptocurrency without your knowledge or consent. Cryptocurrency mining...

Intel Patches Nine-Year-Old Critical CPU Vulnerability (Threatpost)
2017-05-02 13:04

Intel warns business PC customers of a critical vulnerability found in its Active Management Technology that allows for escalation of privilege attacks.

Researchers set to work on malware-detecting CPUs (Help Net Security)
2016-11-11 13:30

Adding hardware protections to software ones in order to block the ever increasing onslaught of computer malware seems like a solid idea, and a group of researchers have just been given a $275,000...

Oracle Fixes 253 Vulnerabilities in Last CPU of 2016 (Threatpost)
2016-10-19 17:39

Oracle fixed 253 vulnerabilities across 76 different products with its quarterly Critical Patch Update.