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US Intel Chiefs Sound Alarm on Overseas Web Spying Law
2017-12-22 17:40

US intelligence chiefs on Thursday sounded the alarm about the imminent expiration of a law that allows them to spy on overseas web users, and called on Congress to renew it immediately. read more

System76 to Disable Intel ME on Laptops Due to Security Flaws
2017-12-01 16:11

Following the discovery of several potentially serious vulnerabilities in Intel’s Management Engine (ME), computer seller System76 announced its intention to disable the feature on its laptops...

Device Manufacturers Working on Patches for Intel Chip Flaws
2017-11-24 06:43

Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, HPE, Lenovo, Intel and Panasonic are working on releasing patches for the recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting Intel CPUs, but it could take a while until firmware...

Intel chips riddled with deadly flaws
2017-11-21 20:44

As we’re waiting for security researchers to detail the Intel Management Engine vulnerability that can allow attackers to run undetectable, unsigned code on machines with Intel processors, the...

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...

Intel Chip Flaws Expose Millions of Devices to Attacks
2017-11-21 13:41

Intel has conducted an in-depth security review of its Management Engine (ME), Trusted Execution Engine (TXE) and Server Platform Services (SPS) technologies and discovered several...

Millions of Computers Affected By Intel Firmware Flaws
2017-11-21 12:03

Numerous Manufacturers Must Prep and Distribute Customized PatchesSecurity experts are readying for more details from chipmaker Intel about two classes of vulnerabilities in its chips that could...

Critical Flaws in Intel Processors Leave Millions of PCs Vulnerable
2017-11-21 03:33

In past few months, several research groups have uncovered vulnerabilities in the Intel remote administration feature known as the Management Engine (ME) which could allow remote attackers to gain...

Kaspersky Blames NSA Analyst For U.S. Intel Leak
2017-11-17 14:18

Anti-virus Vendor Says It Collected, Then Deleted Four Classified DocumentsKaspersky Lab says it "inadvertently" scooped up classified U.S. documents and code from an NSA analyst's home computer,...

BoundHook Attack Exploits Intel Skylake MPX Feature
2017-10-18 17:37

A new attack method takes advantage a feature in Intel’s Skylake microprocessor allowing for post-intrusion application hooking and stealth manipulation of applications.