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AMD Zen 1 Vulnerability Not Properly Fixed, Second Pass Issued
By Francisco Pires published
The original solution still left data for attackers to grab.

Steam Deck Gets Belated Zenbleed Patch For AMD's Vulnerability
By Mark Tyson published
The Linux community patched Zenbleed for all AMD Ryzen processors with Zen 2 cores last month, but the Steam Deck and its custom Zen 2 SoC were forgotten until this weekend.

Chinese Spy Balloons Used American Tech, Report Says
By Mark Tyson published
Preliminary investigations indicate that the Chinese ‘weather balloons’ in the news earlier this year were indeed designed for spying on Americans.

Security Expert Defeats Lenovo Laptop BIOS Password With a Screwdriver
By Mark Tyson published
Forgotten BIOS passwords can be reset or disabled using a simple screwdriver trick on some laptops.

Robot Steals RAM Data by Freezing Chips in Chilling Cybersecurity Demo
By Ash Hill published
Cybersecurity researcher Ang Cui demonstrates a new robot he’s created that automates the process of stealing data from RAM by freezing chips.

NSA, Microsoft Issue Critical Cyberthreat Report to US Infrastructures Backed by Chinese State-Sponsored Actor
By Francisco Pires published
Popular Republic of China (PRC)-linked cybercriminal group Void Typhoon has been the target of a Cybersecurity Advisory bulletin for aiming to compromise critical US communications infrastructure.

Botched Asus Update Kicks Routers Offline Worldwide, Company Apologizes
By Brandon Hill published
Asus' routers mysteriously went offline earlier this week, and Asus initially went radio-silent.

Apple Restricts Employee Use of ChatGPT and AI Tools, Report Claims
By Mark Tyson published
Apple seems to be restricting its developers and engineers from getting AI assistance. Meanwhile it is developing its own LLM.
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