‘Downfall’ vulnerability leaves billions of Intel CPUs at risk
A vulnerability in Intel’s x86 chips major raises questions about the assumptions underlying computer security models.
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Attack on Viasat modems possibly came from wiper malware deployed through supply chain
Researchers from SentinelOne say there are reasons to disagree with Viasat's most recent statement about the Feb. 24 attack.
US chip maker Nvidia says hackers breached company, stole data
The company said employee user credentials and proprietary data have leaked online.
In studying tech supply chain, feds cite open source products, device firmware
The White House ordered Commerce and Homeland Security to examine weak spots in how the IT and communications industries produce hardware and software.
Microsoft’s new ‘Pluton’ security processor gets buy-in from Intel, AMD
It's an ambitious project inspired by the infamous Spectre and Meltdown flaws.
New bug in PC booting process could take years to fix, researchers say
Billions of devices are affected, according to Eclypsium.
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DARPA invites hackers to break hardware to make it more secure
Software bug bounties are ubiquitous in the cybersecurity industry, but those focused on hardware are rarer.
Hackable firmware lurks inside Dell, HP and Lenovo computers amid supply chain security efforts
"Unsigned" firmware continues to haunt the hardware industry.
Why direct-memory attacks on laptops just won’t go away
The access to a computer the attack enables — executing code before the computer is even booted up — is insidious.
Intel pushes for hardware-specific additions to vulnerability taxonomy
A new proposal is an outgrowth of the Spectre and Meltdown revelations from January 2018.