Collaborate Disseminate
Meltdown CPU vulnerability was bad, and Microsoft somehow made the flaw even worse on its Windows 7, allowing any unprivileged, user-level application to read content from and even write data to the operating system’s kernel memory.
For those unaware,… Continue reading Microsoft’s Meltdown Patch Made Windows 7 PCs More Insecure
Don’t install Intel’s patches for Spectre and Meltdown chip vulnerabilities.
Intel on Monday warned that you should stop deploying its current versions of Spectre/Meltdown patches, which Linux creator Linus Torvalds calls ‘complete and utter garbage.’… Continue reading Intel Warns Users Not to Install Its ‘Faulty’ Meltdown and Spectre Patches
It’s been a terrible new-year-starting for Intel.
Researchers warn of a new attack which can be carried out in less than 30 seconds and potentially affects millions of laptops globally.
As Intel was rushing to roll out patches for Meltdown and Spectr… Continue reading New Intel AMT Security Issue Lets Hackers Gain Full Control of Laptops in 30 Seconds
UPDATE: Researchers have finally disclosed complete technical details of two kernel side-channel attacks, Meltdown and Spectre—which affect not only Intel but also systems and devices running AMD, ARM processors—allowing attackers to steal sensitive da… Continue reading Huge Flaws Affect Nearly Every Modern Device; Patch Could Hit CPU Performance
In past few months, several research groups have uncovered vulnerabilities in the Intel remote administration feature known as the Management Engine (ME) which could allow remote attackers to gain full control of a targeted computer.
Now, Intel has ad… Continue reading Critical Flaws in Intel Processors Leave Millions of PCs Vulnerable
It’s not hard for a well-funded state-sponsored hacking group to break into corporate networks and compromise systems with malware, but what’s challenging for them is to keep that backdoor and its communication undetectable from a firewall and other ne… Continue reading First-Ever Data Stealing Malware Found Using Intel AMT Tool to Bypass Firewall
Earlier this week Intel announced a critical escalation of privilege bug that affects its remote management features shipping with Intel Server chipsets for past 7 years, which, if exploited, would allow a remote attacker to take control of vulnerable … Continue reading Explained — How Intel AMT Vulnerability Allows to Hack Computers Remotely