Tag: vulnerability

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Security experts urge Windows 10 update due to ‘wormable’ bug

Homeland Security advises Windows 10 users to install the latest version of the operating system as soon as possible after a critical vulnerability has been found. The bug contains a 'wormable' element, which makes it easy to spread. Microsoft published a patch mid-March that should fix the bug.... Read more

date4 years ago
Google rolls out update to fix critical Chrome vulnerability

Google rolls out update to fix critical Chrome vulnerability

With the rollout of Chrome 81.0.4044.113, a critical vulnerability in Google's browser should be fixed, as the tech giant states on its website. The vulnerability is comprised of a feature where part of the memory is reserved for a certain process and returned to the OS after use. However, shoul... Read more

date4 years ago
‘New Meltdown-like leak Intel chips make data vulnerable’

‘New Meltdown-like leak Intel chips make data vulnerable’

Researchers at Bitdefender and a number of universities have found a Meltdown-like vulnerability in Intel processors. In theory, the leak could be used to steal data from computers running on Intel chips. The researchers gave the vulnerability the name Load Value Injection (LVI). After the repor... Read more

date4 years ago
Vulnerability in Gigabyte driver used for ransomware attack

Vulnerability in Gigabyte driver used for ransomware attack

A no longer used Gigabyte driver has been discovered, with a digital signature, which can still be used to fully encrypt the files on a computer. Cybersecurity firm Sophos investigated, and concluded that a workaround it was indeed possible. Ransomware RobbinHood would use the outdated driver wi... Read more

date4 years ago
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