Latest Processor news

New ARM 'TIKTAG' attack impacts Google Chrome, Linux systems

A new speculative execution attack named "TIKTAG" targets ARM's Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) to leak data with over a 95% chance of success, allowing hackers to bypass the security feature.
- Bill Toulas
- June 16, 2024
- 10:16 AM
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Chipmaker Nexperia confirms breach after ransomware gang leaks data

Dutch chipmaker Nexperia confirmed late last week that hackers breached its network in March 2024 after a ransomware gang leaked samples of allegedly stolen data.
- Bill Toulas
- April 15, 2024
- 12:00 PM
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New GoFetch attack on Apple Silicon CPUs can steal crypto keys

A new side-channel attack called "GoFetch" impacts Apple M1, M2, and M3 processors and can be used to steal secret cryptographic keys from data in the CPU's cache.
- Bill Toulas
- March 22, 2024
- 11:01 AM
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North Korea hacks two South Korean chip firms to steal engineering data

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) in South Korea warns that North Korean hackers target domestic semiconductor manufacturers in cyber espionage attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- March 04, 2024
- 09:46 AM
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China-linked cyberspies backdoor semiconductor firms with Cobalt Strike

Hackers engaging in cyber espionage have targeted Chinese-speaking semiconductor companies with TSMC-themed lures that infect them with Cobalt Strike beacons.
- Bill Toulas
- October 05, 2023
- 02:57 PM
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New Inception attack leaks sensitive data from all AMD Zen CPUs

Researchers have discovered a new and powerful transient execution attack called 'Inception' that can leak privileged secrets and data using unprivileged processes on all AMD Zen CPUs, including the latest models.
- Bill Toulas
- August 08, 2023
- 11:00 AM
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New Collide+Power side-channel attack impacts almost all CPUs

A new software-based power side-channel attack called 'Collide+Power' was discovered, impacting almost all CPUs and potentially allowing data to leak. However, the researchers warn that the flaw is low-risk and will likely not be used in attacks on end users.
- Bill Toulas
- August 02, 2023
- 01:37 PM
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TSMC denies LockBit hack as ransomware gang demands $70 million

Chipmaking giant TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) denied being hacked after the LockBit ransomware gang demanded $70 million not to release stolen data.
- Bill Toulas
- June 30, 2023
- 09:45 AM
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Hot Pixels attack checks CPU temp, power changes to steal data

A team of researchers at Georgia Tech, the University of Michigan, and Ruhr University Bochum have developed a novel attack called "Hot Pixels," which can retrieve pixels from the content displayed in the target's browser and infer the navigation history.
- Bill Toulas
- May 27, 2023
- 10:08 AM
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Intel CPUs vulnerable to new transient execution side-channel attack

A new side-channel attack impacting multiple generations of Intel CPUs has been discovered, allowing data to be leaked through the EFLAGS register.
- Bill Toulas
- April 24, 2023
- 03:38 PM
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UK sanctions Russian microprocessor makers, banning them from ARM

The UK government added 63 Russian entities to its sanction list on Wednesday. Among them are Baikal Electronics and MCST (Moscow Center of SPARC Technologies), the two most important chip makers in Russia.
- Bill Toulas
- May 07, 2022
- 11:12 AM
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AMD confirms GPU driver bug overclocks CPUs without permission

AMD is investigating an issue in its GPU software suite that causes an auto-adjustment of AMD Ryzen CPU performance settings for users without permission.
- Bill Toulas
- April 06, 2022
- 09:53 AM
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First Microsoft Pluton-powered Windows 11 PCs unveiled at CES

Lenovo unveiled today at CES 2022 the first Microsoft Pluton-powered Windows 11 PCs, the ThinkPad Z13 and Z16, with AMD Ryzen 6000 Series processors.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 04, 2022
- 02:28 PM
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Microsoft brings its on-die Pluton security processor to Intel, AMD CPUs

Microsoft is integrating its Pluton security processor directly into Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm CPUs to better secure Windows PCs.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 17, 2020
- 09:00 AM
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Samsung is reportedly building an Exynos CPU for Windows 10 PCs

If the latest from the rumor mill turns out to be correct, Samsung could launch a new Exynos processor to power Windows 10 on ARM.
- Mayank Parmar
- July 26, 2020
- 11:28 AM
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Intel Patches High Severity Flaws in Windows Graphics Drivers

Intel released security updates to address 27 vulnerabilities as part of March 2020 Patch Tuesday, with ten of them being high severity security flaws impacting Intel's Graphics Drivers for Windows and the Smart Sound Technology integrated audio DSP in Intel Core and Intel Atom CPUs.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 11, 2020
- 12:31 PM
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New LVI Intel CPU Data Theft Vulnerability Requires Hardware Fix

A novel class of attack techniques against modern Intel processors can allow threat actors to inject malicious data into applications via transient-execution attacks and steal sensitive data according to researchers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 10, 2020
- 01:00 PM
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New Intel Microcodes for Windows 10 Released to Fix CPU Bugs

Microsoft has released a new Intel Microcode update for Windows 10 1909, 1903, and older versions that contains software fixes for hardware bugs in Intel CPUs.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 31, 2020
- 05:06 PM
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Intel Posts Letter Apologizing for Continued CPU Shortages

In a letter posted to their web site, Intel apologizes for their continued CPU shortage, and while they have invested record levels of capital expenditure in their manufacturing, it has not been enough to meet demands.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 20, 2019
- 05:32 PM
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The Intel Microcode Boot Loader Protects Older CPUs From Spectre

The Intel Microcode Boot Loader creates a bootable USB flash drive that automatically applies the latest Intel microcodes to your identified CPU so that you are protected from the speculative execution side-channel attacks called Spectre.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 12, 2018
- 06:34 PM
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