cpu poc Beek said that he got the inspiration from a bug in AMD Zen processors that allowed threat actors to load malicious microcode and break the encryption at the hardware level.

However, new Intel 13th/14th Gen buyers might need to fear no more because Intel's not only released a preventative fix in the form of a 0x129 microcode patch but has also just identified the root ...

Key Things to Know: Intel's Voltage Fix: Intel has released a new microcode patch (0x12B) aimed at resolving voltage instability in its 13th and 14th-gen processors, addressing the issue where ...

Then, in June, Intel found and patched a CPU microcode bug that wasn't the root cause of the problems but could have "potentially contributed" to 13th and 14th Gen instability.

Christiaan Beek of Rapid7 says he has created a proof-of-concept ransomware that can hide inside a CPU’s microcode, building on previous work that emerged when Google required AMD processors to ...

Testing Intel’s Raptor Lake CPU Microcode Fix Yields Encouraging Results. ... That is the point of this patch, after all—to prevent processors from degrading due to the excessive voltage.

Intel's rapidly dying CPUs mark the biggest hardware scandal since the Pentium FDIV bug. Here's what's causing it and what you should do if your CPU is exhibiting issues.

If you’re not up to speed, Intel posted a message on its forums pinning blame for instability on improper voltage requests within the CPU microcode. Basically, the processor was getting improper ...