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The U.S. government has entered a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with three former intelligence operatives to resolve criminal charges relating to their offering of hacking services to a foreign government. "These services included the provision of support, direction and supervision in the creation of sophisticated"Zero-click" computer hacking and intelligence gathering systems - i.e., one that could compromise a device without any action by the target" - the U.S. Department of Justice.
Three former US intelligence and military operatives broke America's weapons export and computer security laws by, among other things, helping the United Arab Emirates hijack and siphon data from people's iPhones, it emerged on Tuesday. US citizens Marc Baier, 49, and Ryan Adams, 34, and ex-citizen Daniel Gericke, 40, were charged [PDF] with using "Illicit, fraudulent, and criminal means, including the use of advanced covert hacking systems that utilized computer exploits obtained from the United States and elsewhere, to gain unauthorized access to protected computers in the United States and elsewhere and to illicitly obtain information ... from victims from around the world."
Microsoft announced today that after investigating other potentially compatible processors for Windows 11, they only found one 7th generation Intel CPU to be compatible, and no first generation AMD Zen CPUs. With the new TPM 2.0 requirement and a restricted list of compatible CPUs, many people found that their devices with Intel 7th generation and first generation AMD Zen CPUs, which run Windows 10 flawlessly, can no longer upgrade to Windows 11.
Microsoft announced today that after investigating other potentially compatible processors for Windows 11, they only found one 7th generation Intel CPU to be compatible, and no AMD Zen CPUs. With the new TPM 2.0 requirement and a restricted list of compatible CPUs, many people found that their devices with Intel 7th generation and AMD Zen CPUs, which run Windows 10 flawlessly, cab no longer upgrade to Windows 11.
A malware developer unleashed their creation on their system to try out new features and the data ended up on a cybercrime intelligence platform, exposing a glimpse of the cybercriminal endeavor. The threat actor is the developer of Raccoon, an information stealer that can collect data from dozens of applications and has been growing in popularity for the past two years.
Intel announced the appointment of Christy Pambianchi as executive vice president and chief people officer, effective Sept. 7. Pambianchi will head the Human Resources organization with a mandate to attract, engage and retain the best talent as Intel strengthens execution and innovation to accelerate its transformation.
Intel on Tuesday released six new security advisories to inform customers about the availability of firmware and software updates that address a total of 15 vulnerabilities across several products. Two of the advisories have been assigned a high severity rating.
The silicon security parts of Secured-Core PCs are only part of Intel's ongoing hardware security program. As hackers continue to evolve their techniques, moving increasingly towards the hardware infrastructure, Intel argues that organizations of all sizes must invest in better technology - from endpoint to network edge to cloud.
President Joe Biden used his first visit with rank-and-file members of the U.S. intelligence community - a part of government that was frequently criticized by his predecessor Donald Trump - to make a promise that he will "Never politicize" their work. Biden waited more than six months to make the short drive across the Potomac River on Tuesday to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, giving analysts and national security leaders - often derided by Trump as the "Deep state" - some breathing room.
Intel and Airtel announced a collaboration to drive network development of 4G and 5G virtualized radio access network and open radio access network technology to transform Airtel's networks to reap the full possibilities of 5G for its customers. "Being able to digitally power the vibrant population of India's connected users requires scalable and agile networks that can evolve to address the growing demands of its users. Airtel is delivering their next-generation enhanced network with a breadth of Intel technology, including Intel Xeon Scalable processors and FlexRAN software to optimize RAN workloads with embedded intelligence, to scale their infrastructure and deliver on the promise of a connected India," said Dan Rodriguez, Intel corporate vice president, Network Platforms Group.