All posts tagged "Meltdown"
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364Data SecurityPatches for Spectre and Meltdown reduce performance of Intel processors 5 times
Since the vulnerabilities of Spectre and Meltdown appeared, specialists in information security services anticipated that implementing software fixes for these flaws implied...
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243NewsGoogle Says Spectre Flaws Cannot Be Defeated By Software Alone
Spectre and Meltdown attacks were initially discovered in early 2018. Following which, many security researchers have tried and tested different methods to...
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244NewsProcessor Woes Continue: 7 New Meltdown and Spectre Bugs Arrive Weeks Before The Holidays
2018 is not a good year for chip vendors, as they have not received any break when it comes to the continued...
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313VulnerabilitiesNew variants of Meltdown and Spectre cause information leaks
Developers insist that existing defenses will be enough to contain attacks, but experts disagree Information security and digital forensic investigators have discovered...
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266Vulnerabilities7 New Meltdown and Spectre Level Vulnerabilities Discovered that Affected ARM, Intel & AMD CPU’s
A team of Researchers discovered 7 New Meltdown and Spectre Level attacks called a sound and extensible systematization of transient execution which...
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321HackedSpectre-like “Foreshadow” Flaw In Intel CPUs Can Leak Your Secrets
When the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws in Intel chips were disclosed earlier this year, security researchers called it a loophole so...
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352GeekSpectre bug protection forcing Chrome to use 10 to 13% more RAM
The entire tech industry was shaken after the discovery of Meltdown and Spectre, critical security bugs that were found in almost all...
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389NewsHow to Protect your Computer from Spectre and Meltdown Attacks
Spectre and meltdown attacks are two cyber threat vulnerabilities that can expose data in every computer device that requires a CPU (central...
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286HackedNew Variant Of Spectre And Meltdown CPU Flaw Found; Fix Affects Performance
Very often a significant security flaw is followed by new derivatives of the same exploit. Following the widely popular Spectre and Meltdown...
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243VulnerabilitiesThe last Meltdown patch affected by a serious vulnerability
As has been happening, the problems with the mitigations for the Meltdown fault continue. Recently, information security professional has shown that the Meltdown patch...
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207VulnerabilitiesA load of Intel CPUs have Spectre v2 flaw that can’t be fixed
Intel won’t fix Meltdown nor Spectre for 10 product families covering 230-plus CPUs. Intel has issued new “microcode revision guidance” that reveals...
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230HackedConfirmed: Intel Will Not Patch Spectre And Meltdown Flaw In Older Processors
Intel has published a microcode update guidance that confirms that it won’t be patching up the Spectre and Meltdown design flaws in...
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262GeekFlawed Meltdown patch by Microsoft makes Windows more vulnerable
Microsoft’s January patch was released amidst claims of addressing the risks associated with attacks like Spectre and Meltdown to Windows-based systems. However,...
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208VulnerabilitiesWindows 7 Meltdown patch opens vulnerability
Microsoft’s Meltdown fix opened a gaping hole in Windows 7 security, warn researchers. Meltdown and Specter are probably the worst vulnerabilities discovered...
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204HackedEpic Fail: Microsoft’s Windows 7 Meltdown Fix Made Your PC More Insecure
The only thing that’s worse than not installing the latest security patch for your insecure computer is installing a fix that ends...
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242HackedBranchScope: Intel CPUs Vulnerable To New Spectre-Like Attack
In the computer security world, once a vulnerability is found it doesn’t take much longer for the security researchers to find similar...
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662HackedIntel Redesigns Its 8th Gen Core CPUs To Fix Spectre And Meltdown, Releasing In H2 2018
The Spectre and Meltdown debacle from earlier this year has forced Intel to make some major changes in its chips to mitigate...
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284MalwareBeware of Fake Spectre and Meltdown Patches Pushing Malware – Smoke Loader
Crooks trying to take advantage of the infamous bug Meltdown and Spectre which affects almost all the modern processors and pushes Smoke...
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343HackedBeware! Fake Spectre & Meltdown Patches Are Infecting PCs With “Smoke Loader” Malware
One of the most common tactics employed by notorious cybercriminals involves taking advantage of the popular trends and creating fraudulent websites/apps to...
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337ArticlesMeltdown and Spectre patches will be available to 90% of the Chips said by Intel CEO
The CEO of one of the world’s prominent chipmakers, Brian Krzanich of Intel, took to the platform at a keynote at CES to say...
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313HackedUbuntu Linux Unbootable After Users Install Meltdown And Spectre Patches
The recently known Meltdown and Spectre bugs have affected numerous devices including Linux systems. Companies have started to release software patches to...
