VoltSchemer attacks use wireless chargers to inject voice commands, fry phones
A team of academic researchers show that a new set of attacks called 'VoltSchemer' can inject voice commands to manipulate a smartphone's…
What Using Security to Regulate AI Chips Could Look Like
An exploratory research proposal is recommending regulation of AI chips and stronger governance measures to keep up with the rapid…
Credit card companies will track gun store purchases in California using new merchant code
Several major credit card companies have decided to move forward with a plan to track purchases made at gun retailers…
Supreme Court chief justice report urges caution on use of AI ahead of contentious election year
In a year-end report, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts spoke on his "go-slow" approach to dealing with matters concerning…
‘Operation Triangulation’ Spyware Attackers Bypass iPhone Memory Protections
The Operation Triangulation attacks are abusing undocumented functions in Apple chips to circumvent hardware-based security measures.
iPhone Triangulation attack abused undocumented hardware feature
The Operation Triangulation spyware attacks targeting iPhone devices since 2019 leveraged undocumented features in Apple chips to bypass hardware-based security protections.…
New 5Ghoul attack impacts 5G phones with Qualcomm, MediaTek chips
A new set of vulnerabilities in 5G modems by Qualcomm and MediaTek, collectively called "5Ghoul," impact 710 5G smartphone models…
New SLAM attack steals sensitive data from AMD, future Intel CPUs
Academic researchers developed a new side-channel attack called SLAM that exploits hardware features designed to improve security in upcoming CPUs…
Stealthier version of P2Pinfect malware targets MIPS devices
The latest variants of the P2Pinfect botnet are now focusing on infecting devices with 32-bit MIPS (Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipelined…
LogoFAIL attack can install UEFI bootkits through bootup logos
Multiple security vulnerabilities collectively named LogoFAIL affect image-parsing components in the UEFI code from various vendors. Researchers warn that they…