Risky Business

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

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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.

    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
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