Intel confirms security flaw in chip; Microsoft issues emergency Windows update
After chip-maker Intel confirmed a potential security flaw in its chips,
Microsoft on Thursday issued emergency updates to supported versions of Windows.
The security bug, if used for malicious purposes, has the potential to improperly gather sensitive data from computing devices. According to a report in The Verge, the software update was part of a number of fixes that would protect against the processor bug in Intel as well as AMD and ARM chipsets.
"We're aware of this industry-wide issue and have been working closely with chip manufacturers to develop and test mitigations to protect our customers," Microsoft said in a statement to The Verge.
"We are in the process of deploying mitigations to cloud services and have also released security updates to protect Windows customers against vulnerabilities affecting supported hardware chips from Intel, ARM, and AMD," it added.
Amazon and Google were also reportedly working on security updates to their Cloud services and other products.
The security bug, if used for malicious purposes, has the potential to improperly gather sensitive data from computing devices. According to a report in The Verge, the software update was part of a number of fixes that would protect against the processor bug in Intel as well as AMD and ARM chipsets.
"We're aware of this industry-wide issue and have been working closely with chip manufacturers to develop and test mitigations to protect our customers," Microsoft said in a statement to The Verge.
"We are in the process of deploying mitigations to cloud services and have also released security updates to protect Windows customers against vulnerabilities affecting supported hardware chips from Intel, ARM, and AMD," it added.
Amazon and Google were also reportedly working on security updates to their Cloud services and other products.
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