Security News

Intel ships (hopefully stable) microcode for Skylake, Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake
2018-02-21 19:03

All 6th, 7th, and 8th generation Core processors now have microcode available.

Intel Releases Spectre Patches for More CPUs
2018-02-21 14:34

Intel has released firmware updates that fix the Spectre vulnerability for many of its processors and patches for dozens more are nearly ready for use in production environments. read more

Intel Faces 32 Spectre/Meltdown Lawsuits
2018-02-19 14:33

Plaintiffs Seek Damages Over Security Vulnerabilities, Alleged Insider TradingIntel faces 32 lawsuits filed over the trio of flaws in its CPUs known as Meltdown and Spectre, seeking damages for...

Over 30 Lawsuits Filed Against Intel for CPU Flaws
2018-02-19 09:00

More than 30 lawsuits have been filed by Intel customers and shareholders against the chip giant following the disclosure of the Meltdown and Spectre attack methods. read more

32 class-action suits filed against Intel over Spectre and Meltdown flaws
2018-02-16 20:42

Company also accused of failing to act in response to insider trading.

Intel offers to pay for Spectre-like side channel vulnerabilities
2018-02-16 13:00

Intel is expanding the bug bounty program it started last March, and is raising considerably the awards it plans to give out for helpful vulnerability information. Where information about critical...

Intel Expands Bug Bounty Program Post-Spectre and Meltdown
2018-02-15 22:09

Intel will pay up to $250,000 to researchers who identify bugs more severe than 9.0 on the CVSS scale.

Intel Offers $250,000 for Side-Channel Exploits
2018-02-15 12:04

Intel Opens Bug Bounty Program to All Researchers, Offers up to $250,000 for Flaws Similar to Meltdown and Spectre read more

Intel releases new Spectre microcode updates for some affected processors
2018-02-08 19:49

Intel has provided a new update on the Spectre patch situation. Skylake fix ready, others to follow “Earlier this week, we released production microcode updates for several Skylake-based platforms...

Intel Releases New Spectre Patch Update for Skylake Processors
2018-02-08 11:18

After leaving million of devices at risk of hacking and then rolling out broken patches, Intel has now released a new batch of security patches only for its Skylake processors to address one of...