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Chinese security officials call for investigation of Intel CPUs for chip failures and security flaws, says chipmaker 'threatens national security'
Intel is in hot water in China.
Intel is in hot water after the Cyber Security Association of China called out the company for its cybersecurity vulnerabilities and high failure rates and accused it of adding backdoors to its covert surveillance and digital espionage systems. The group highlighted several security vulnerabilities, including the GhostRace and Indirector attacks, which allow bad actors to steal sensitive and confidential data from CPUs. Although this recent announcement hasn’t resulted in any concrete moves against Intel yet, it has rocked the boat a bit, with the company’s stock price falling by three percent at the market opening.
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