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News Warnings over fresh processor security flaws

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  1. 2018/05/10
    Arie

    Arie Administrator Administrator Staff Thread Starter

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    Security researchers have found eight novel flaws in computer chips that are similar to the "serious" bugs found earlier this year.

    In January, computer firms rushed to fix the Meltdown and Spectre flaws that, under certain conditions, allowed attackers to steal data.

    The latest discoveries let data be stolen in similar ways and have been shown to work under lab conditions.

    Chip-makers are now analysing the bug reports before details are made public.

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    These vulnerabilities would remain till the time both the hardware manufacture and OS providers provide a patch. OS providers have been prompt but not the hardware manufacturers as almost all the motherboards need to be updated with a new BIOS, which may not be feasible for old motherboards or ones which are not actively supported.

    I am still waiting for updates for my Acer laptop which is 4 years old.
     
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