Chip vendor Intel is sticking with its vision of being the alternative to Nvidia and its AI processors while maintaining its messaging that it helps enterprises avoid vendor lock-in. At its Intel Vision conference in Phoenix on April 9, the vendor introduced its latest AI accelerator, Gaudi 3. While Intel has been teasing Gaudi 3 […]
The SLAM attack exploits hardware features in upcoming CPUs from Intel, AMD, and Arm to obtain the root password hash from kernel memory, highlighting potential security vulnerabilities.
Check Point’s Threat Intel Blockchain system has revealed a new scam, shedding light on the persistent threat of Rug Pulls – a deceptive tactic causing financial losses for investors. The company’s system recently identified suspicious activities linked to a specific wallet address, exposing a sophisticated scheme that managed to pilfer almost $1m. Operated by the address […]
One of the vulnerabilities, known as “Reptar,” affects Intel CPUs and could lead to system instability or privilege escalation. The other vulnerability, CVE-2023-46835, could allow malicious code in a guest VM to compromise an AMD-based host.
A class-action complaint was filed against Intel this week over its handling of data-leaking bugs in its CPUs. In a 112-page filing with the San Jose Division of the United States District Court’s Northern District of California, five representative plaintiffs are alleging that the chip giant knew about faulty instructions which enabled such issues as […]
By Cluster25 Threat Intel TeamOctober 25, 2023 Cluster25 observed a malicious campaign that employs LinkedIn messages as a vector for executing identity theft attacks. In this campaign, compromised LinkedIn accounts are utilized to send messages to users with the aim of compromising their accounts by illicitly procuring their cookies, session data, and browser credentials. The […]
Cloud computing giant AWS says an internal threat intel decoy system called MadPot has been used successfully to trap malicious activity, including nation state-backed APTs like Volt Typhoon and Sandworm. MadPot, the brainchild of AWS software engineer Nima Sharifi Mehr, is described as “a sophisticated system of monitoring sensors and automated response capabilities” that entraps malicious […]
Competitors Nvidia and Intel have partnered to deliver a server that will house both Nvidia’s H100 Tensor Core GPUs and Intel’s latest Xeon Scalable processors. The new generation of systems are specifically designed for “energy-efficient AI,” according to Nvidia officials. The combination of Intel’s CPUs, working in tandem with Nvidia’s Tensor Core GPUs, delivers higher […]