October 18, 2024 at 10:49AM Recent research reveals new speculative execution vulnerabilities in Intel’s 12th-14th gen processors and AMD’s Zen 1-2 chips, bypassing existing Spectre mitigations. Attacks exploit flaws in the Indirect Branch Predictor Barrier, allowing sensitive data leaks. Intel and AMD are aware and addressing these issues, with ongoing patch development for Linux. ### … Read more
September 3, 2024 at 06:51AM Security researcher Mark Ermolov claims to have made progress in hacking Intel’s SGX data protection technology, extracting cryptographic keys. Johns Hopkins University’s Pratyush Ranjan Tiwari highlighted the severity of this breach, affecting older processors widely used in embedded systems. Intel responded, stating the tests were conducted on unmitigated systems with … Read more
August 14, 2024 at 06:57AM Intel and AMD disclose multiple vulnerabilities in their products. Intel’s 43 advisories cover around 70 security holes, including high-severity flaws impacting various products. Medium-severity vulnerabilities were also patched in several hardware, software, and technologies. Similarly, AMD issued eight advisories addressing 46 vulnerabilities, including high-severity issues and plans to mitigate new … Read more
March 1, 2024 at 11:21AM SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup compiles key developments in the industry, offering insight into critical vulnerabilities, policy changes, and industry reports. This week’s stories include Apple’s EU user security efforts, a macOS API bug, Intel’s vulnerability patching, CISA’s guide for university cybersecurity clinics, NSO’s court order, and China’s data security plan. … Read more