Risky Business #742 -- China bans AMD and Intel, pivots to Linux on the desktop

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Patrick Gray
Patrick Gray

CEO and Publisher

Adam Boileau
Adam Boileau

Technology Editor

On this week’s show Patrick and Adam discuss the week’s security news, including:

  • FVEY protests China’s widespread hacking of western politicians
  • China bans western CPUs, Windows and databases
  • Apple’s leaky M-chip prefetcher
  • Nigeria holds ex-IRS investigator hostage in Binance stoush
  • Researchers bring Rowhammer to AMD Zen and DDR5
  • And much, much more.

This week’s show is brought to you by Thinkst Canary. Its founder Haroon Meer joins this week’s show to make a passionate case that security vendors don’t all have to go for explosive growth. Slow and steady with a focus on excellent and relevant products will win the race, he says.

Risky Business #742 -- China bans AMD and Intel, pivots to Linux on the desktop
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Show notes

Justice Department indicts 7 accused in 14-year hack campaign by Chinese gov

Parliament network breached in China-led cyberattack, Judith Collins reveals

China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers

Announcement of Safety and Reliability Evaluation Results (No. 1, 2023)

Unpatchable vulnerability in Apple chip leaks secret encryption keys | Ars Technica

How Ukraine is using mobile phones on 6ft poles to stop drones

Russian military intelligence may have deployed wiper against multiple Ukrainian ISPs | CyberScoop

US penalizes Russian fintech firms that helped others evade sanctions

UN probing 58 alleged crypto heists by North Korea worth $3 billion

Detained execs, a bold escape, and tax evasion charges: Nigeria takes aim at Binance

The DOJ Puts Apple's iMessage Encryption in the Antitrust Crosshairs | WIRED

Mark Zuckerberg told Facebook execs to 'figure out' how to track encrypted usage on rival apps like Snap and YouTube, unsealed documents show

‘Far-reaching’ hack stole information from Python developers

ZenHammer: Rowhammer Attacks on AMD Zen-based Platforms

One Man’s Army of Streaming Bots Reveals a Whole Industry’s Problem

Apex Legends hacker said he hacked tournament games ‘for fun’ | TechCrunch