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Intel will not be patching older chips for Spectre
It appears that Intel has made the commitment to not update older chips with Spectre vulnerabilities. The company updated its patching guidance for Spectre this week, though there…
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Intel currently faces 32 class-action lawsuits because of Spectre and Meltdown
Intel announced yesterday that it was expanding its bug bounty program to catch more issues like Meltdown and Spectre. For a little while now, we've known that there…
Intel
Intel apparently told Chinese firms of Meltdown flaws before telling the US government
Intel may have finally acknowledged and publicly addressed the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, but it appears that the company is now facing some heat over who it contacted…
Amazon
Intel has promised to bring Spectre- and Meltdown-proof chips this year
Intel has been plagued with a lot of bad press and issues when dealing with Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. The company also didn't have a good time at…
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Intel tells customers to hold off in installing Meltdown and Spectre fixes
Intel recently said that it would have Meltdown and Spectre fixes available by the end of the month for all recently made chips, but you may want to…
Cybersecurity
Google provides details on how it protected services like Gmail from Spectre
While many companies are working hard to patch Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities in their systems, Google says that it has already deployed anti-Spectre and Meltdown solutions to its…
Cybersecurity
Epic Games blames Meltdown bug for the performance issues experienced in Fortnite
Recently discovered bugs Meltdown and Spectre have shaken the tech industry and put it into a frenzy where companies are trying hard to patch the vulnerabilities. As security…
Google
Intel is now facing multiple class action lawsuits over chip security flaw
In the wake of Meltdown and Spectre security flaws, Intel is now facing at least three class action lawsuits. The complaints, compiled and published by Gizmodo, were filed…
Microsoft
Microsoft has released updates to protect your Surface devices against Meltdown and Spectre
If you're a Surface device user, there is a new update out for you. Microsoft just released several updates at aimed at helping to protect Surface devices from…