Flaws in Qualcomm chips could allow snooping, Check Point finds
Qualcomm Technologies Snapdragon chips have over 400 vulnerabilities, some of which could allow hackers to spy on users’ GPS location.
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Senators question vulnerability disclosure process after Spectre and Meltdown stumbles
U.S. senators expressed concern that shortcomings in the industry-led process for disclosing software and hardware bugs could rear their head again.
Tech giants reveal new variant of Meltdown and Spectre vulns
The new vulnerability, dubbed “Variant 4,” can be exploited through JavaScript in a web browser to steal data.
DARPA is looking to avoid another version of Meltdown or Spectre
The Pentagon's R&D wing has contracted Tortuga Logic to develop hardware security tools that use commercial testing platforms to catch vulnerabilities in computer chips.
Microsoft’s Meltdown patches introduced a whole new vulnerability
The discovery is the latest twist in a monthslong saga around the disclosure of Meltdown and Spectre.
What’s worse? The AMD chip flaws or the disclosure process?
A small company is reporting major vulnerabilities in AMD chips, yet the disclosure itself has sent security researchers into a frenzy.
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Intel faces 32 class action suits stemming from Spectre and Meltdown
The company disputes the claims and says it is fighting all the lawsuits "vigorously."
Microsoft rushes Windows patch disabling Intel’s Spectre fixes due to instability
Social media is filled with reports of problems and time lost to the buggy patches.
Congress wants answers on embargo of Spectre and Meltdown information
Top Republicans on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce want to know why top tech companies sat on the chip flaws for more than six months.
Meet ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre,’ the chip flaws causing problems for nearly everyone
Most people are impacted by the vulnerabilities. It's also not clear if the exploits have been used in the wild because neither leave any traces in log…