May 12, 2020

Thunderspy Vulnerabilities Put Some Thunderbolt Users at Risk of Data Theft

2 min read - Millions of Windows and Linux-based devices could be hit by what researchers call Thunderspy attacks, where flaws in Thunderport interfaces are exploited in a matter of minutes.

Advanced Threats January 3, 2018

CPU Vulnerability Can Allow Attackers to Read Privileged Kernel Memory and Leak Data

6 min read - A newly discovered hardware vulnerability underscores a microprocessor flaw that could allow an attacker to read data from privileged kernel memory.

June 27, 2017

GhostHook Attack Reveals Kernel-Level Threat in 64-Bit Windows Systems

2 min read - Researchers discovered a haunting technique they're calling a GhostHook attack, which uses a feature in Intel CPUs to take over 64-bit Windows.

March 9, 2017

SGX Malware Extracts RSA Key in Five Minutes

2 min read - Researchers at Graz University of Technology in Austria developed a novel SGX malware attack that can extract an RSA key in under five minutes.

January 7, 2015

Intel, Two Others Patch Firmware Vulnerability

2 min read - Intel and two other vendors have reportedly patched a firmware vulnerability that can affect some Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) systems.