Cybersecurity
Intel Confronts Potential ‘PR Nightmare’ With Reported Chip Flaw
- ‘This is a black eye for Intel,’ benefit for AMD, analyst says
- The Register reported chips could be vulnerable to hackers
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A report that Intel Corp. chips are vulnerable to hackers raised concerns about the company’s main products and brand.
On Tuesday, the technology website The Register said a bug lets some software gain access to parts of a computer’s memory that are set aside to protect things like passwords. All computers with Intel chips from the past 10 years appear to be affected, the report said, and patches to Microsoft Corp.’s Windows and Apple Inc.’s OS X operating systems will be required. The security updates may slow down older machinery by as much as 30 percent, according to The Register.