Intel processors feature a critical security mechanism designed specifically to prevent the Windows kernel from accessing standard application memory. However, during certain system calls, this vital protection mysteriously deactivates itself. A security specialist recently...
Intel recently orchestrated one of its most expansive security patch releases in recent memory. On August 11, the corporation published an astonishing 43 security advisories simultaneously. These critical warnings encompass Xeon processors, wireless adapters,...
Researchers from VUSec, together with engineers at Google, have published a detailed account of a newly identified chain of vulnerabilities and the exploit known as “L1TF Reloaded,” which targets Intel processors from the Skylake...
Researchers at ETH Zurich have unveiled a novel attack dubbed VMScape, bearing strong resemblance to Spectre and posing a significant threat to virtualization infrastructures. The attack enables a malicious virtual machine to extract cryptographic...
Akira ransomware attacks are growing ever more sophisticated: threat actors have begun exploiting a legitimate Intel CPU tuning driver to disable Windows’ built-in protections. The driver in question—rwdrv.sys, part of the ThrottleStop utility—is registered...
Intel has officially announced the discontinuation of Clear Linux—one of the most high-performing and innovative Linux distributions in recent years. This decision comes as part of the company’s broader cost-cutting initiative. Designed from the...
Researchers from Intel, Idaho State University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have unveiled a novel method for compromising language models—one capable of circumventing even the most advanced safety mechanisms. Their technique, dubbed...
Before the commencement of GDC 2024, Microsoft announced its collaboration with NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel. Through an API resource known as DirectSR, the initiative aims to enhance the resolution and performance of games on...
According to the mailing list, Intel engineers proposed to add a filter to Linux drivers so that they can set a list of drivers that are allowed or denied to be loaded by the...
