AMD notified users about new available Spectre CPU firmware and Windows 10 patches.

Intel has halted patches for older chips addressing the Spectre vulnerability, according to a recent microcode update.

Clouldflare launches DNS-over-HTTPS service called 1.1.1.1 that it says will be a “privacy-first” DNS service for consumers.

Drupal developers are urged to patch a bug that allows attackers to take over a site simply by visiting it.

Researchers identify a new malware family called GoScanSSH that avoids servers linked to government and military IP addresses. 

The senate on Thursday gave the thumbs up to a bill that is the subject of both support by tech companies and critique by privacy groups.

Orbitz said Tuesday a breach of both its consumer and partner platform may have led to the disclosure of 880,000 payment cards.

AMD on Tuesday acknowledged several vulnerabilities that had been reported in its Ryzen and EPYC chips, and said that it would roll out PSP firmware patches in the coming week.

Threatpost’s Tom Spring sits down with Flashpoint and Akamai to discuss how the two companies worked together to address the 2016 Mirai DDoS attacks.

Microsoft is looking to target new speculative execution side channel vulnerabilities – similar to Spectre and Meltdown – with a new bug bounty program.