AMD, Nvidia shares soar after report exposes major security flaw in Intel chips
Wednesday, 3 January 2018 () Shares of Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia Corp. soared on Wednesday after a news report about a major security flaw in rival Intel Corp.'s chips. The Register, a technology news site, reported Tuesday that the bug makes computers with the Intel chip vulnerable to hacking. Intel shares dropped as much as 5.5 percent on Wednesday before recovering slightly. The vulnerability means Apple and Microsoft Corp. will have to release patches for their operating systems. Analysts warned that the news…
A design flaw in all Intel chips produced in the last decade is responsible for a vulnerability that puts Linux, Windows and macOS-powered computers at risk. The flaw reportedly is in the kernel that controls the chip performance, allowing commonly used programs to access the contents and layout of a...
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Nvidia Corp. soared Wednesday after a news report claimed there is a major security flaw in the chips of rival... bizjournals - Business
Intel Corp. shares were dropping Wednesday on a report of a serious security flaw affecting all of the company’s x86 processors made for the last decade. The... bizjournals - Business
News broke this week of a security flaw present in Intel chips which could potentially leave millions of computers vulnerable — and it could be a flaw that... The Next Web - InternetAlso reported by •MailOnline •Irish Times •AppleInsider •MacRumours.com •Fossbytes
That major security flaw attributed to Intel chips might not be so Intel-specific after all. After hours of silence, Intel has posted a response denying some of... TUAW - Technology
Intel has issued a press statement on Wednesday to inform the media that our reports on the security flaw affecting Intel CPUs only are incorrect. A report... Softpedia - Technology
Google discovered the critical flaw in computer microprocessors that has the potential to compromise the security of machines running on Intel chips,... Business Insider - TechnologyAlso reported by •MarketWatch
Tech stocks continued big moves in the first week of the year, with Silicon Valley chipmakers reacting to reports of a major security flaw that could have... bizjournals - Business
· *A design flaw in Intel chips as old as 10 years old was discovered.*
· *The flaw is related to the security of PCs, and is forcing Microsoft to release an... Business Insider - Technology
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