A researcher from Rapid7 created a working Proof of Concept for a CPU ransomware Such a ransomware would persist on a device ...

Malware is a thing you just have to be aware of. But it’s pretty rare that it can actually damage your computer in a ...

A security researcher designed a way to "weaponize" microcode updates to install ransomware directly onto the CPU. Rapid7 ...

A cybersecurity researcher has successfully developed a proof-of-concept for CPU ransomware that infects processors at the ...

The new attack method can leak privileged kernel memory on CPUs released in the past six years that have hardware mitigations ...

Some of the latest developments in ransomware are all around microcode found on CPUs. This is the code just one step up from the hardware that tells the processor how to function and order its ...

Researchers from ETH Zurich found a way around Spectre mitigations on Intel The chipmaker released microcode patch ARM and ...

Like many other IT vendors and software developers, Intel has long been releasing new security patches at the same time as ...

A new "Branch Privilege Injection" flaw in all modern Intel CPUs allows attackers to leak sensitive data from memory regions ...

Anyone who speculates on likely events ahead of time and prepares accordingly can react quicker to new developments. What ...

If you own a 13th or 14th-gen Raptor Lake Intel Core CPU then you'll need to flash your motherboard BIOS with this new ...