Tagged: Intel

VMScape: A New CPU Vulnerability Threatens Cloud Security

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 Uses Intel Driver to Bypass Windows Defender

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...

InfoFlood: The New AI Vulnerability Bypassing LLM Safety

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...

DirectSR Unveiled: Faster, Sharper Gaming on Windows

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...