Security News

New Intel CPU Flaw Exploits Hyper-Threading to Steal Encrypted Data
2018-11-04 09:33

A team of security researchers has discovered another serious side-channel vulnerability in Intel CPUs that could allow an attacker to sniff out sensitive protected data, like passwords and...

PortSmash attack punches hole in Intel's Hyper-Thread CPUs, leaves with crypto keys
2018-11-02 20:18

Side-channel timing technique exploits SMT – but you'll need to be running malware on the machine already Brainiacs in Cuba and Finland have found a new side-channel vulnerability in Intel x64...

U.S. Intel Budget Soars Under Trump
2018-11-01 20:02

US spending on intelligence has soared under President Donald Trump, figures released on Tuesday showed, as the government stepped up cyber warfare activities and boosted spying on North Korea,...

US Again Indicts Chinese Intel Agents Over Hacking
2018-11-01 12:33

Scheme Sought to Steal Data on Turbofan Engines, Saving on Development CostsThe Justice Department says two Chinese intelligence officers and eight others were indicted for stealing trade secrets...

New Ninth-Gen Intel CPUs Shield Against Some Spectre, Meltdown Variants
2018-10-09 19:37

New Intel Coffee Lake CPUs offer hardware-based protections against some -but not all- Spectre and Meltdown variants.

Slideshow: Intel from Virus Bulletin 2018
2018-10-09 18:40

This year's Virus Bulletin conference featured top-tier research from some of the world's best threat intelligence experts.

Intel's commitment to making its stuff secure is called into question
2018-10-08 07:02

Security is a process or at least an aspiration Intel claims that "protecting our customers’ data and ensuring the security of our products is a top priority" for the semiconductor giant –...

U.S. Charges 7 Russian Intel Officers as West Condemns GRU
2018-10-04 14:17

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday charged seven Russian intelligence officers with hacking anti-doping agencies and other organizations hours after Western officials leveled new accusations...

Apple forgot to lock Intel Management Engine in laptops, so get patching
2018-10-03 22:43

Chipzilla's security through obscurity withers under scrutiny In its ongoing exploration of Intel's Management Engine (ME), security biz Positive Technologies has reaffirmed the shortsightedness...

MI5: Gosh, awkward, but we looked down the sofa again and turns out we *do* have intel on NGO
2018-09-25 16:31

Spooks cop to shady 'Workings' where data retention rules don't apply MI5 unlawfully tapped Privacy International's communications, and was unable to accurately identify or locate all the...