Category: Vulnerabilities

Cybersecurity Google Hacking Spectre Vulnerabilities

Google says it’s got your back on major CPU vulnerability

sudshr47 January 4, 2018

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Two newly disclosed processor vulnerabilities threaten the security of devices around the globe, but Google is here to tell you that it totally has your back. Well, for one of them, at least. 

The Mountain View-based company explained Wednesday on its security blog that it’s been aware of the risks posed by the “speculative execution” vulnerability for some time now, and has been working to fix potentially at-risk systems.

“As soon as we learned of this new class of attack, our security and product development teams mobilized to defend Google’s systems and our users’ data,” Google explained in the blog post. “We have updated our systems and affected products to protect against this new type of attack.” Read more…

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Apple Hackers Intel Microsoft Vulnerabilities

Microsoft just issued a fix for that big Intel processor vulnerability

sudshr47 January 3, 2018

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So your computer is probably vulnerable to a processor chip bug that could theoretically let JavaScript running in a web browser steal your passwords (among other problems). Both your computer and your smartphone are at risk. It’s not good. 

Thankfully, however, for anyone with a machine running Windows, you’re probably in the clear. That’s because on Wednesday, January 3, Microsoft released a fix.

So reports ZDNet, which explains this patch was not issued on Microsoft’s standard Patch Tuesday — suggesting someone at the company decided it was urgent. Importantly, a Microsoft support page notes that the fix only applies to devices running Windows 10.  Read more…

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