Three More Intel Chip Exploits Surface
Not that we needed it, but there’s more evidence today that Intel has been playing fast and loose with security in order to stay ahead of …
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Chip maker TSMC will lose millions for not patching its computers
Taiwanese chip-making giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), whose customers include Apple, Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, and …
TSMC Chip Maker Blames WannaCry Malware for Production Halt
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)—the world’s largest makers of semiconductors and processors—was forced to shut down …
Chip flinger TSMC warns ‘WannaCry’ outbreak will sting biz for $250m
Chipmaker TSMC has warned that a previously disclosed virus infection of its Taiwanese plant may cost it up to $250m. …
Virus Causes Chaos at iPhone Chip Maker TSMC Factories
iPhone components supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) expects to resume full operation today after a computer virus …
TSMC chip production knocked offline by WannaCry virus outbreak affecting unpatched Windows 7
Chip-maker TSMC has admitted that an outbreak of the WannaCry virus – linked to North Korea – caused the production outage at a number of …
TSMC chip production knocked offline in weekend virus unleashed by software update
Chip-maker TSMC had its production knocked offline over the weekend after a software upgrade led to a computer virus outbreak. The outbreak …
iPhone Chip Supplier TSMC Stops Production After Computer Virus Attack
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)—Apple’s sole supplier of SoC components for iPhones and iPads, and Qualcomm’s major …
Apple’s T2 Security Chip Is Causing Kernel Panic Meltdowns On 2018 MacBook Pros And iMac Pros
Apple puts out one fire and then another pops up just a few feet away. That seems to be the case with its MacBook Pro family, with the …
Chip and No Signature: What’s Behind the Move?
Although all the major credit card brands have dropped the requirement for obtaining signatures to verify point-of-sale transactions made …
Microsoft and Google find New Meltdown-Spectre Security Chip Vulnerability
A fourth version of the Meltdown-Spectre vulnerability in processor chips has been demonstrated by Microsoft and Google according to …
Google And Microsoft Are Warning About A Troubling New Chip Bug — Here’s What You Need To Know
Google and Microsoft have warned of a fresh vulnerability affecting vast numbers of modern processors. It resembles the Meltdown and …
After Meltdown and Spectre, Another Scary Chip Flaw Emerges
of the year, everyone was talking about processor vulnerabilities called “Meltdown” and …
ARM’s new tamper-resistant chip aims to secure the ‘internet of things’
The Cortex-M35P, as it’s called, is based in part on technology from the company’s SecurCore processors. They’re built for use in …
ARM’s new tamper-resistant chip aims to make the ‘internet of things’ more secure
The Cortex-M35P, as it’s called, is based in part on technology from the company’s SecurCore processors. They’re built for use in …
“Dude, Where’s My Car’s Security?” Rambus Releases Programmable Chip in Wake of Spectre, Eyes Automotive Market
Semiconductor maker Rambus has released a new programmable chip that aims to “establish the trust chain” early in the silicon …
Intel’s security light bulb moment: Chips to recruit GPUs to scan memory for software nasties
Having weathered revelations in January that its chips can be attacked through a novel class of side-channel vulnerabilities – mostly …
Criminals Have Found a Way to Replace the Chips on Credit Cards
Over the past few years, credit card terminals and users across the US have been transitioning from the old style of credit and debit cards …
Crooks are swapping out chips on payment cards, says US Secret Service
Well-known cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs is reporting a US scam aimed at chip-based payment cards. The crooks are stealing cards …
Secret Service Warns of Chip Card Scheme
The U.S. Secret Service is warning financial institutions about a new scam involving the temporary theft of chip-based debit cards issued …
Intel Halts Spectre Patching for Some Chips
The long-running Spectre patching cycle took another turn this week after Intel revealed it won’t be updating all chip models affected by …
Those Nasty AMD Chip Flaws Will Be Patched In A Flash
Just last week Israeli security firm CTS-Labs dropped a bomb on AMD. While the Intel rival’s chips weren’t as affected by the Spectre …
Researchers Warn Of Dangerous New Vulnerabilities Found In AMD Chips
Intel has spent most of the early part of this year dealing with fallout from the revelation of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. …
Intel does its best to tamp down impact of Spectre and Meltdown in earnings call
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich was delighted to report that Intel had a record year in the company’s quarterly earnings call with analysts …
Intel Joins the Race for Quantum Supremacy with a 49-Qubit Chip
At CES 2018, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced Intel successfully built a 49-qubit chip, which aims to allow researchers to improve error …
Spectre Reversal: AMD Confirms Chips Have Flaws
In a reversal, chipmaker AMD is now warning that its chips are susceptible to the speculative execution flaws in microprocessors known as …
Intel Chip flaw: Every Apple devices vulnerable to hacking
Apple has confirmed that it’s every iPhone, iPad, Mac device, and Apple TV is vulnerable to the major Intel bug that could allow them to be …
Scary Chip Flaws Raise Spectre of Meltdown
Apple, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants have released updates for a pair of serious security flaws present in most modern computers, …
Operating System Vendors Rushing Out Fixes for Intel Chip Flaw
A KPTI Intel chip flaw exposes security risks; Microsoft will acquire Avere Systems for cloud HPC storage; Google Community …
Operating Systems Vendors Rushing Out Fixes for Intel Chip Flaw
DAILY VIDEO: A KPTI Intel chip flaw exposes security risks; Microsoft will acquire Avere Systems for cloud HPC storage; Google Community …