A researcher from Rapid7 created a working Proof of Concept for a CPU ransomware Such a ransomware would persist on a device even after the hard drive had been replaced The PoC will (most likely) ...

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 ...

The hardware exploits, tracked as CVE-2024-28956 and CVE-2025-24495, can be used against Intel CPUs to leak kernel memory at ...

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

Computer scientists at ETH Zurich have uncovered a serious flaw in Intel processors that could let attackers steal sensitive ...

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

Anyone who speculates on likely events ahead of time and prepares accordingly can react quicker to new developments. What practically every person does every day, consciously or unconsciously, is also ...

A team of computer scientists from ETH Zurich has uncovered a new security vulnerability that affects all Intel processors.