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WebAssembly Changes Could Ruin Meltdown and Spectre Browser Patches

June 27, 2018 TH Author browsers, CPU, Meltdown, mitigations, Patches, shared memory, side channel flaw, Spectre, threading, timers, Vulnerabilities, Web Security, WebAssembly

The planned threading in shared memory update gives bad actors a way around the timer mitigations released by browser vendors. READ MORE HERE…

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Google Patches 34 Browser Bugs in Chrome 67, Adds Spectre Fixes

May 30, 2018 TH Author chrome, Chrome 67, Google, Google Chrome, HTTP Public Key, Site Isolation, Spectre, Vulnerabilities, Web Security

Google has rolled out its newest browser version (Chrome 67.0.3396.62) for Windows, Mac and Linux this week with new security fixes and biometric features. READ MORE HERE…

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Intel’s ‘Virtual Fences’ Spectre Fix Won’t Protect Against Variant 4

May 24, 2018 TH Author Intel, Intel Chip, Intel mitigation, Meltdown, Security, Spectre, Variant 4, Variant 4 mitigation, Vulnerabilities, Web Security

The new hardware-based protections Intel announced earlier in March it was embedding into new chips will only protect against Spectre and Meltdown – but not the newly disclosed Variant 4, sources said. READ MORE HERE…

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Researchers Say More Spectre-Related CPU Flaws On Horizon

May 22, 2018 TH Author Intel, Intel Vulnerability, Meltdown, side channel flaw, Spectre, speculative execution flaw, Variant 4, Vulnerabilities, Web Security

Yet another speculative execution side channel flaw has been disclosed in processors – and security experts warn that more may be out there. READ MORE HERE…

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Researchers Say More Spectre-Related CPU Flaws On Horizon

May 22, 2018 TH Author Intel, Intel Vulnerability, Meltdown, side channel flaw, Spectre, speculative execution flaw, Variant 4, Vulnerabilities, Web Security

Yet another speculative execution side channel flaw has been disclosed in processors – and security experts warn that more may be out there. READ MORE HERE…

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Intel Responds to Spectre-Like Flaw In CPUs

May 22, 2018 TH Author Google Project Zero, Intel, intel flaw, Meltdown, Side channel analysis, Spectre, Uncategorized, Variant 4, Vulnerabilities, Vulnerability, Web Security

Intel on Monday acknowledged that its processors are vulnerable to another Spectre-like speculative execution side channel flaw that could allow attackers to access information. READ MORE HERE…

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Report: Intel Facing New Spectre-Like Security Flaws

May 4, 2018 thadmin 0 Comments chip flaw, Intel, Intel Chip, Meltdown, Spectre, Vulnerabilities, Vulnerability

Intel may be facing as many as eight new Spectre-level vulnerabilities in its chips, a German magazine alleges. Read More HERE…