Enoch Root

Two separate research papers vividly demonstrate how virtual systems can be compromised in a hostile environment — specifically, when the data owner can’t even trust the cloud provider.

Phoenix, a new variant of the Rowhammer attack, makes it possible to attack DDR5 memory modules.

A fresh research paper shows how complex vulnerabilities in CPUs can be leveraged in the most pertinent attacks on cloud-based systems.

Google experts have demonstrated how complex hardware vulnerabilities in CPUs can be effectively exploited.

Researchers have devised a theoretical attack to steal private encryption keys through monitoring standard CPU and OS behavior.

New research demonstrates for the first time how hardware vulnerabilities in modern CPUs can be exploited in practice.

A paper from Uruguayan scientists lays out a highly technical and impractical method of spying on computer monitors.

We explain in simple terms research demonstrating a vulnerability in modern digital video cameras.

We review a recent research paper highlighting a major hardware vulnerability in Apple M1, M2, and M3 CPUs.

A recent study shows how it’s possible to identify typed text from the sound of keystrokes — even in far-from-ideal environments.

Researchers claim to have found a way to recover a fingerprint by… eavesdropping on a user swiping a finger across the screen!

A fresh study of some unexpected properties of a standard feature of all modern smartphones and tablets.

A serious vulnerability in UEFI firmware relevant to a large number of modern computers, and even servers.

How a recently discovered bug in Intel processors threatens cloud providers.

How and why did American researchers try to extract sound from a video signal, and was it worth it?

We look at a new sophisticated attack on AMD and Intel integrated graphics cards.

Explaining an issue in popular PC and server CPUs in simple terms.

New attack method that bitflips memory cells.

Researchers have come up with a way to exfiltrate confidential data by observing LED activity.

A brief, plain-language explanation of an advanced method of data theft using features of modern CPUs.

Image-generating neural networks are already everywhere. What privacy risks do they pose?