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Spectre and Meltdown

Experts found new critical vulnerabilities affecting Intel CPUs

A new method for extracting information from an Internet CPU keeps system administrators concerned. Cybersecurity specialists reported the finding of a new side channel vulnerability on these devices; unlike other similar flaws, this one can be exploited remotely over the network, so hackers do not require physical access to the device or the installation of […]

Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities can’t be corrected with software implementations

Google experts consider these vulnerabilities to be inherent in modern processors design According to network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security, the vulnerabilities Spectre and Meltdown were reported for the first time about a year ago; since then, countless teams of independent specialists and researchers have tried multiple methods […]

Fake Spectre and Meltdown patch pushes Smoke Loader malware

The Meltdown and Spectre bugs have generated a lot of media attention, and users have been urged to update their machines with fixes made available by various vendors. While some patches have created more issues than they fixed, we came across a particular one targeted at German users that actually is malware. In fact, German authorities recently warned about phishing emails […]