Researchers Discover TPM-Fail Vulnerabilities Affecting Billions of Devices

A team of cybersecurity researchers today disclosed details of two new potentially serious CPU vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to retrieve cryptographic keys protected inside TPM chips manufactured by STMicroelectronics or firmware-based Int… Continue reading Researchers Discover TPM-Fail Vulnerabilities Affecting Billions of Devices

Intel Warns Users Not to Install Its ‘Faulty’ Meltdown and Spectre Patches

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

PCs with Intel Server Chipsets, Launched Since 2010, Can be Hacked Remotely

Updated: Since the below-reported vulnerability is highly critical and it would take a few weeks for sysadmins to protect their enterprise network, the research team has not yet disclosed the technical details of the vulnerability.

Meanwhile, I have t… Continue reading PCs with Intel Server Chipsets, Launched Since 2010, Can be Hacked Remotely