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TEE.Fail attack breaks confidential computing on Intel, AMD, NVIDIA CPUs
Academic researchers developed a side-channel attack called TEE.Fail, which allows extracting secrets from the trusted execution environment in the CPU, the highly secure area of a system, such as Intel’s SGX and TDX, and AMD’s SEV-SNP. The method is a memory-bus interposition attack on DDR5 systems that could be successfully done by computer hobbyists a cost of less than […]
New VMScape attack breaks guest-host isolation on AMD, Intel CPUs
A new Spectre-like attack dubbed VMScape allows a malicious virtual machine (VM) to leak cryptographic keys from an unmodified QEMU hypervisor process running on modern AMD or Intel CPUs. The attack breaks the isolation between VMs and the cloud hypervisor, bypassing existing Spectre mitigations and threatening to leak sensitive data by leveraging speculative execution. The […]
Intel announces end of Clear Linux OS project, archives GitHub repos
The Clear Linux OS team has announced the shutdown of the project, marking the end of its 10-year existence in the open-source ecosystem. Clear Linux is a Linux distribution developed and maintained by Intel, featuring aggressive optimizations for Intel hardware. Binaries are compiled using tuning flags designed explicitly for Intel CPUs. It was a minimalist, […]
New Intel CPU flaws leak sensitive data from privileged memory
A new “Branch Privilege Injection” flaw in all modern Intel CPUs allows attackers to leak sensitive data from memory regions allocated to privileged software like the operating system kernel. Typically, these regions are populated with information like passwords, cryptographic keys, memory of other processes, and kernel data structures, so protecting them from leakage is crucial. According to ETH […]
Microsoft blocks Windows 11 24H2 on some Intel PCs over BSOD issues
Microsoft is blocking Windows 11 24H2 upgrades on systems with incompatible Intel Smart Sound Technology (SST) audio drivers due to blue screen of death (BSOD) issues. Intel SST is an integrated audio DSP (Digital Signal Processor) that handles audio, voice, and speech interactions on devices with Intel Core and Intel Atom processors. The company said in a new […]
AMD Ryzen 5 vs Intel Core i5: Ultimate Performance Comparison
The mid-range CPU market is known for being the most competitive and AMD and Intel have been battling it out for years with the Ryzen 5 vs Core i5 series. Both offer consumers a wide range of options and each processor family has its own unique strengths and weaknesses, catering to different needs and budgets. […]
Intel Will Provide 2-Year Extended Warranty on OEMs & Tray 14th/13th Gen CPUs Too
Intel recently extended the warranty of its boxed 14th & 13th Gen CPUs by 2 years but we have just learned that they will also include OEMs & Tray CPUs to the list too. Intel Won’t Limit 2-Year Warranty Extension To Just Boxed 14th & 13th Gen CPUs, Also Coming To OEMs & Tray Chips […]
Intel Lunar Lake “Core Ultra 200V” Officially Launches on 3rd September: Next-Gen CPU, GPU & NPU For Thin & Light Laptops
Intel has officially announced that it will be launching its next-gen Lunar Lake “Core Ultra 200V” CPUs on 3rd September. Intel’s Next-Gen Lunar Lake “Core Ultra 200V” CPUs Headed To Thin & Light Laptops With Massive Architectural Changes The Intel Lunar Lake CPUs will be a major breakthrough for Team Blue with a combination of new architectures […]
The Best CPU for Gaming in 2024
Our picks below will show you the best CPU for gaming. Of course, when shopping for the best CPU for gaming, you’ll want to balance performance and features with your budget. You can also see how all of these processors stack up in our CPU benchmarks hierarchy, and for detailed help on picking the best […]
Do temps matter no more? Next-gen Intel desktop CPUs might run as hot as Meteor Lake laptop chips
Desktop CPUs can get pretty hot already, whether we’re talking AMD or Intel, which probably goes some way towards explaining the seemingly increasing prevalence of AIO cooling compared to air cooling. I’ve come to accept that CPUs are getting hotter, and so be it. So color me unphased by the recent rumour that next-gen Intel desktop CPUs […]