Supermicro: We told you the tampering claims were false
Computer manufacturer Supermicro is still trying to lay to rest reports that the Chinese government tampered with its equipment to spy on …
Browsing: CPUs & Motherboards
Super Micro says audit found no trace of Chinese spy chips on its boards
hardware builder Super Micro has delivered another effort to prove to the public its machines were not bugged by the Chinese government. …
Supermicro says outside audit found no spy chips in motherboards
These allegations caused a major stir. Supermicro is one of the biggest motherboard makers in the world and its products ship with servers …
Supermicro says outside audit found no evidence of spy chips in motherboards
These allegations caused a major stir. Supermicro is one of the biggest motherboard makers in the world and its products ship with servers …
In case you’re not already sick of Spectre… Boffins demo Speculator tool for sniffing out data-leaking CPU holes
Analysis You’ve patched your Intel, AMD, Power, and Arm gear to crush those pesky data-leaking speculative execution processor bugs, right? …
Researchers discover SplitSpectre, a new Spectre-like CPU attack
Three academics from Northeastern University and three researchers from IBM Research have discovered a new variation of the Spectre CPU …
KingMiner Malware Targets Windows Servers and Uses 100% CPU To Mine Monero
KingMiner malware targets Windows server and utilizes entire CPU resources to mine Monero. The malware primarily targets Microsoft Servers …
Spectre and Meltdown CPU Vulnerability Test and Microcode Update on Linux
One way to block these attacks is to empty the memory caches at certain times, eliminating exfiltrated information before the attacker can …
7 New Meltdown and Spectre-type CPU Flaws Affect Intel, AMD, ARM CPUs
Disclosed earlier this year, potentially dangerous Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities that affected a large family of modern processors …
Advanced tools: Process Hacker
Process Hacker is a very valuable tool for advanced users. It can help them to troubleshoot problems or learn more about specific processes …
Uni cans crypto-mining CPU raid by switching off whole IT network
A Canadian university took the drastic measure of shutting down its entire network after some of its computers were infected with …
PortSmash attack steals secrets from Intel chips on the side
Researchers have developed an exploit that uses a feature in Intel chips to steal secret cryptographic keys. The proof of concept code, …
PortSmash – A New Side Channel Vulnerability in SMT/Hyper-Threading That Allows Attackers To Steal Sensitive Data
Researchers discovered a new critical side-channel vulnerability dubbed PortSmash that can allow attackers to steal from other simultaneous …
PortSmash flaw in Hyper-Threading CPU could allow sensitive data theft
PortSmash side-channel flaw that could be exploited with a timing attack to steal information from other processes running in the same CPU …
New Intel CPU Flaw Exploits Hyper-Threading to Steal Encrypted Data
A team of security researchers has discovered another serious side-channel vulnerability in Intel CPUs that could allow an attacker to …
Oracle CPU October 2018: 301 vulnerabilities patched
Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for October 2018, fixing 301 vulnerabilities across a wide range of its products, including …
Report: In Huge Hack, Chinese Manufacturer Sneaks Backdoors Onto Motherboards
According to a new article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek, manufacturing plants in China implanted tiny network monitoring and control chips on …
Cryptomininers killing cryptominers to squeeze more out of your CPU
30 years may have passed since the advent of the computer virus problem, but there is still malware fighting malware for control of your …
Defending Against ‘Foreshadow’ Intel CPU Attacks: What You Need to Do
Enterprise IT system administrators will soon have to implement fixes to the newly revealed Intel L1 Terminal Fault vulnerability, also …
Use Debian? Want Intel’s latest CPU patch? Small print sparks big problem
At least one Linux distribution is withholding security patches that mitigate the latest round of Intel CPU design flaws – due to a …
New Intel chip flaw “Foreshadow” attacks SGX technology to extract sensitive data
. But, to add to their misery, there is another possibly worst hardware flaw detected by security researchers in Intel chips. This flaw, …
Foreshadow Attacks – experts found 3 new Intel CPU side-channel flaws
Security researchers disclosed the details of three new speculative execution side-channel attacks that affect Intel processors. The new …
‘Foreshadow’ Flaw Undermines the Intel CPU Secure Enclave
this has been the year of Spectre and Meltdown, not only because the chip vulnerabilities—first publicly disclosed in January—were so …
TLBleed Side-Channel CPU Attack Detailed at Black Hat
VIDEO: Security researcher Ben Gras from VU University details a new side-channel attack method against CPU …
Spec-exec CPU bugs sweep hacking Oscars – and John McAfee’s in there like a bullet
Black Hat The whizz kids who uncovered the Spectre and Meltdown data-leaking flaws in modern processors have scooped two Pwnie Awards – …
Revealed: El Reg blew lid off Meltdown CPU bug before Intel told US govt – and how bitter tech rivals teamed up
Black Hat Next time you leave things to the last minute, remember this well. Despite having known about the Meltdown and Spectre security …
Florida Man Arrested in SIM Swap Conspiracy
Police in Florida have arrested a 25-year-old man accused of being part of a multi-state cyber fraud ring that hijacked mobile phone …
What to Do When the Vendor’s Security Patch Doesn’t Fix the Problem?
Back in the days before television informercials, there were ads asking: “How many times has THIS happened to you?” What usually …
NetSpectre Attack Could Enable Remote CPU Exploitation
Researchers have discovered a method that could potentially enable an attacker to use the Spectre CPU vulnerabilities over a remote network …
Hacker Takes Over Pro Wrestler’s Twitter Account, Protests Motherboard Investigation of Social Media Account Hacking
A hacker took control of the Twitter account of pro wrestler Adam Cole and used it to protest Motherboard’s recent investigation into a …