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Intel Adds Memory Encryption, Firmware Security to Ice Lake Chips

Wednesday October 14th, 2020 Lindsey O'Donnell

Intel’s addition of memory encryption to its upcoming 3rd generation Xeon Scalable processors matches AMD’s Secure Memory Encryption (SME) feature.

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Google, Intel Warn on ‘Zero-Click’ Kernel Bug in Linux-Based IoT Devices

Wednesday October 14th, 2020 Lindsey O'Donnell

Intel and Google are urging users to update the Linux kernel to version 5.9 or later.

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Software AG Data Released After Clop Ransomware Strike – Report

Tuesday October 13th, 2020 Becky Bracken

The Clop group attacked Software AG, a German conglomerate with operations in more than 70 countries, threatening to dump stolen data if the whopping $23 million ransom isn’t paid.

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Authentication Bug Opens Android Smart-TV Box to Data Theft

Tuesday October 13th, 2020 Tara Seals

The streaming box allows arbitrary code execution as root, paving the way to pilfering social-media tokens, passwords, messaging history and more.

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TrickBot Takedown Disrupts Major Crimeware Apparatus

Tuesday October 13th, 2020 Tara Seals

Microsoft and partners went after the botnet using a copyright infringement tactic and hunting down C2 servers.

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Fitbit Spyware Steals Personal Data via Watch Face

Friday October 9th, 2020 Becky Bracken privacy

Immersive Labs Researcher takes advantage of lax Fitbit privacy controls to build a malicious spyware watch face.

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Wormable Apple iCloud Bug Allows Automatic Photo Theft

Friday October 9th, 2020 Elizabeth Montalbano privacy

Ethical hackers so far have earned nearly $300K in payouts from the Apple bug-bounty program for discovering 55 bugs, 11 of them critical, during a three-month hack.