Security News

Intel: SSH-stealing NetCAT bug not really a problem
2019-09-13 13:17

There's another vulnerability in Intel chips, with another catchy name: NetCAT.

Those fake spying cell towers in Washington DC? Ex-intel staffers claim they're Israeli
2019-09-12 22:28

But Trump Administration seemingly unbothered After months of speculation about who exactly was behind a series of eavesdropping fake cell towers in Washington DC, it appears the answer is Israel.…

Intel CPUs Vulnerable to Sensitive Data Leakage in NetCAT Attack
2019-09-11 14:24

A new attack on Intel server-grade CPUs could allow the leakage of SSH passwords - but luckily it's not easy to exploit.

NetCAT: New Attack Lets Hackers Remotely Steal Data From Intel CPUs
2019-09-11 13:18

Unlike previous side-channel vulnerabilities disclosed in Intel CPUs, researchers have discovered a new flaw that can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring an attacker to have...

NetCAT Attack: Hackers Can Remotely Steal Data From Servers With Intel CPUs
2019-09-11 09:51

Researchers have discovered yet another side-channel attack method that can be exploited to steal potentially sensitive data from devices powered by Intel processors. read more

The NetCAT is out of the bag: Intel chipset exploited to sniff SSH passwords as they're typed over the network
2019-09-10 17:00

Chipzilla downplays cunning data-snooping side-channel technique Video It is possible to discern someone's SSH password as they type it into a terminal over the network, say infosec gurus who have...

Coin-mining malware jumps from ARM IoT gear to Intel servers
2019-08-30 23:22

Cryptocurrency crooks look to siphon cycles from enterprise kit Exclusive A coin-mining malware infection previously only seen on ARM IoT devices has made the jump to Intel systems.…

Attacking the Intel Secure Enclave
2019-08-30 11:18

Interesting paper by Michael Schwarz, Samuel Weiser, Daniel Gruss. The upshot is that both Intel and AMD have assumed that trusted enclaves will run only trustworthy code. Of course, that's not...

Shhh! Microsoft, Intel, Google and more sign up to the Confidential Computing Consortium
2019-08-22 12:15

You can make your own joke about foxes and hen houses... The Linux Foundation has signed up the likes of Microsoft and Google for its Confidential Computing Consortium, a group with the laudable...

Threat Intel for a Global Economy
2019-08-20 13:33

NTT Data's Jaime Chanaga on the Business Impact of CyberthreatsThe World Economic Forum recently identified "cyberattacks and data integrity concerns crippling large parts of the internet" as one...