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Apple defeats class action over Meltdown, Spectre vulns

Apple defeats class action over Meltdown, Spectre vulns

Judge dismisses class action lawsuit.
Jonathan Stempel Jun 9 2022 11:55AM Security
New 'CacheOut' attack leaks data from CPUs, VMs and hardware enclaves

New 'CacheOut' attack leaks data from CPUs, VMs and hardware enclaves

Intel drops processor microcode fixes again.
Juha Saarinen Jan 28 2020 10:00AM Hardware
Aussie security researcher helps uncover latest Intel flaws

Aussie security researcher helps uncover latest Intel flaws

Follows work on Spectre, Meltdown.
Matt Johnston May 16 2019 7:25AM Security
eBay Classifieds Group reboots 80K cores to patch Meltdown-Spectre

eBay Classifieds Group reboots 80K cores to patch Meltdown-Spectre

Gumtree Australia's owner describes mitigation on its private cloud.
Ry Crozier Dec 12 2018 7:03AM Cloud
Intel releases first Meltdown-and-Spectre-proof CPUs

Intel releases first Meltdown-and-Spectre-proof CPUs

Not all variants nobbled.
Simon Sharwood Oct 9 2018 12:12PM Security
Ticketek blames load balancing mishap for AFL meltdown

Ticketek blames load balancing mishap for AFL meltdown

Let’s try that again.
Ry Crozier Aug 28 2018 10:57PM Hardware
Google debates re-engineering Chrome in wake of Spectre

Google debates re-engineering Chrome in wake of Spectre

Focuses on Site Isolation to mitigate against attacks.
Juha Saarinen May 31 2018 5:01PM Security
Intel trials microcode for browser-exploitable Spectre bug

Intel trials microcode for browser-exploitable Spectre bug

Spectre Variant 4 can be triggered with Javascript.
Juha Saarinen May 22 2018 11:20AM Security
How a bad microcode fix could brick billions of chips

How a bad microcode fix could brick billions of chips

Researchers worry about mitigating hardware flaws.
Ry Crozier Apr 18 2018 2:39PM Security
Intel rearchitects new CPUs in wake of Spectre flaw

Intel rearchitects new CPUs in wake of Spectre flaw

Processor-protecting partitioning.
Juha Saarinen Mar 16 2018 8:34AM Hardware
Microsoft offers bug bounties for Spectre, Meltdown flaws

Microsoft offers bug bounties for Spectre, Meltdown flaws

But only for nine months.
Staff Writers Mar 15 2018 1:09PM Security
Intel releases Spectre fix for Broadwell, Haswell chips

Intel releases Spectre fix for Broadwell, Haswell chips

Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge microcode updates still in testing.
Staff Writers Feb 28 2018 3:58PM Hardware
Intel kept US infosec officials in the dark about chip flaws

Intel kept US infosec officials in the dark about chip flaws

Until after Meltdown and Spectre were made public.
Stephen Nellis Feb 23 2018 11:53AM Security
Intel ships Spectre fix for newer chips

Intel ships Spectre fix for newer chips

But nothing for Broadwell and Haswell yet.
Allie Coyne Feb 22 2018 8:36AM Hardware
Intel hit with 32 lawsuits over Spectre, Meltdown

Intel hit with 32 lawsuits over Spectre, Meltdown

Mostly customer class actions.
Muvija M Feb 19 2018 6:12AM Security
Intel offers bounties for Meltdown, Spectre bug hunters

Intel offers bounties for Meltdown, Spectre bug hunters

Up to US$250,000 for side-channel flaws.
Juha Saarinen Feb 15 2018 7:45AM Hardware
Microsoft tries again with Spectre fix for Windows

Microsoft tries again with Spectre fix for Windows

Also patches Adobe Flash zero-day.
Juha Saarinen Feb 14 2018 8:45AM Security
Intel releases Spectre fix for Skylake CPUs only

Intel releases Spectre fix for Skylake CPUs only

Promises versions for other processors.
Juha Saarinen Feb 9 2018 6:40AM Hardware
Microsoft issues patch to disable Spectre fix

Microsoft issues patch to disable Spectre fix

Buggy microcode causes data loss and corruption.
Juha Saarinen Jan 29 2018 8:50AM Hardware
Apple releases Meltdown patches for macOS Sierra, OS X El Capitan

Apple releases Meltdown patches for macOS Sierra, OS X El Capitan

As other vendors back off Spectre fixes.
Juha Saarinen Jan 24 2018 8:00AM Security

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