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NEWS 
May 21, 2018 Spectre-Next Generation: Germany Calls on Chip and Hardware Makers to Tackle Processor Flaws
Germany’s federal cyber agency called on chip and hardware-makers to address new vulnerabilities discovered in computer central processing units, but said no complete fix was possible at the moment. The BSI agency said its analysis showed the new flaws, dubbed Spectre-Next Generation, resembled the Meltdown and Spectre bugs discovered in January and could allow attackers […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 22, 2018 AMD to Release Patches to Fix Some Chip Flaws Uncovered by CTS Labs
Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said patches are on the way for recently revealed flaws in some of its chips that could allow hackers to take over computers. AMD expressed confidence that chip vulnerabilities made public last week by Israeli-based security firm CTS Labs could be fixed with firmware patches and updated software that would not slow computers […]
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COMPUTERS 
January 8, 2018 Meltdown, Spectre Chip Flaws: Who’s Affected
HIGHLIGHTS Meltdown only affects Intel-based machines Spectre affects Intel, AMD, ARM-based machines Most software makers and OEMs have issued fixes already Technology companies are scrambling to fix serious security flaws affecting computer processors built by Intel and other chipmakers and found in many of the world’s personal computers and smartphones. The two hardware bugs discovered can be […]
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COMPUTERS 
January 5, 2018 Apple: All Macs and iOS devices affected by chip flaws
Apple has confirmed all its Mac systems and iOS devices are affected by two recently disclosed processor flaws called Spectre and Meltdown. In an announcement on Thursday, Apple (AAPL) said it has released mitigations to defend against Meltdown in iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2. It will release mitigations in Safari to defend against the Spectre bug “in the […]
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COMPUTERS 
November 21, 2017 Millions of Computers Affected By Intel Firmware Flaws
Security experts are awaiting more details from chipmaker Intel about two classes of vulnerabilities in remote management software and firmware that could put an organization’s most trusted data at risk. See Also: Ransomware: The Look at Future Trends The vulnerabilities – affecting enterprise and consumer computers – exist in a variety of chips that Intel has […]
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ALL DEALS 
July 31, 2016 Critical Flaws Found in Laptops From Several Major Manufacturers: Report
HIGHLIGHTS The researchers investigated 10 laptops from popular OEMs. Software update tools on laptops contained at least one critical flaw. HP, Dell, and Lenovo have already released fixes for vulnerabilities. Duo Labs, the research team at Duo Security, has discovered new security vulnerabilities in the software update tools preloaded on laptops of some popular brands. […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 19, 2016 TeslaCrypt Ransomware Flaws Patched, Making It Impossible to Crack: Researchers
Fraudsters behind ransomware TeslaCrypt have patched the flaws that allowed victims to recover their files without paying them first. In fact, according to researchers, TeslaCrypt 3.0.1, the new version, doesn’t have any known flaws at all, making it “impossible” for anyone to crack it. Security researchers at Cisco Talos report that TeslaCrypt 3.0.1 comes with […]
