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A new vulnerability in Intel and AMD CPUs lets hackers steal encryption keys

Enlarge Microprocessors from Intel, AMD, and other companies contain a newly discovered weakness that remote attackers can exploit to obtain cryptographic keys and other secret data traveling through the hardware, researchers said on…

Botched and silent patches from Microsoft put customers at risk, critics say

Enlarge (credit: Drew Angerer | Getty Images) Blame is mounting on Microsoft for what critics say is a lack of transparency and adequate speed when responding to reports of vulnerabilities threatening its customers,…

Credentials for thousands of open source projects free for the taking—again!

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A service that helps open source developers write and test software is leaking thousands of authentication tokens and other security-sensitive secrets. Many of these leaks allow hackers to access…

New ultra-stealthy Linux backdoor isn’t your everyday malware discovery

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / iStock) Researchers have unearthed a discovery that doesn’t occur all that often in the realm of malware: a mature, never-before-seen Linux backdoor that uses novel evasion techniques to…

Feds seize SSNDOB marketplace that listed personal data of 24 million people

Enlarge / Seizure notice on ssndob.ws. Federal law enforcement agencies say they shut down a group of websites that made over $19 million selling Social Security numbers and other personal data. A Justice…

Gone in 130 seconds: New Tesla hack gives thieves their own personal key

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Last year, Tesla issued an update that made its vehicles easier to start after being unlocked with their NFC key cards. Now, a researcher has shown how the feature…

$10 billion fund starts giving US states money for broadband expansions

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alan Schein) The US Treasury Department has started approving broadband grants to states from a $10 billion fund created to expand access to Internet service and other digital…

Microsoft won’t say if it will patch critical Windows vulnerability under exploit

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As hacker groups working continue to hammer a former Windows zero-day that makes it unusually easy to execute malicious code on target computers, Microsoft is keeping a low profile,…

An actively exploited Microsoft 0-day flaw still doesn’t have a patch

Enlarge (credit: mturhanlar | Getty Images) Researchers warned last weekend that a flaw in Microsoft's Support Diagnostic Tool could be exploited using malicious Word documents to remotely take control of target devices. Microsoft…

After remote-work ultimatum, Musk reveals plan to cut 10% of Tesla jobs

Enlarge / Tesla charging station at the Chesapeake House Travel Plaza off I-95 in Maryland on March 11, 2022. (credit: Getty Images | Tom Williams ) Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to cut…