28.01.2018 18:41:23
|
Report : Intel Warned Chinese Companies Of Chip Flaws Before U.S. Government
(RTTNews) - In initial disclosures about critical security flaws discovered in its processors, Intel Corp. (INTC) notified a small group of customers, including Chinese technology companies, but left out the U.S. government, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter.
The decision raises concerns, security researchers reportedly said, as it potentially could have allowed information about the chip flaws, dubbed Spectre and Meltdown, to fall into the hands of the Chinese government before being publicly divulged. There is no evidence any information was misused, the researchers reportedly said.
Weeks after word of the flaws first surfaced, Intel's choices about whom would receive advance warning continue to ripple through the security and tech industries.
The flaws were first identified in June by a member of Google's Project Zero security team. Intel had planned to make the discovery public on January 9—people working to protect systems from hacks often hold off on announcements while fixes are devised—but sped up its timetable when the news became widely known on January 3, a day after U.K. website the Register wrote about the flaws.
The Journal reported that Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. was among the large tech companies, including Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and ARM Holdings in the U.K., that were notified of the flaws beforehand.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd also was notified ahead of time, the report said.

Wenn Sie mehr über das Thema Aktien erfahren wollen, finden Sie in unserem Ratgeber viele interessante Artikel dazu!
Jetzt informieren!
Nachrichten zu Alibabamehr Nachrichten
17.03.25 |
How Jack Ma’s pivot to AI rehabilitated Alibaba (Financial Times) | |
10.03.25 |
A Majority of Businesses Intrigued by the Potential of AI in Achieving Sustainability Goals Whilst Energy Consumption Concerns Persist (EQS Group) | |
06.03.25 |
Alibaba-Aktie erhält kräfigen Schub: Neues KI-Modell präsentiert (finanzen.at) | |
28.02.25 |
Trump-Zölle: China-Aktien von BYD, Alibaba und Xiaomi im freien Fall (finanzen.at) | |
24.02.25 |
Alibaba-Aktie gibt deutlich ab: Alibaba will Milliarden in Cloud und KI investieren (finanzen.at) | |
21.02.25 |
MÄRKTE ASIEN/Uneinheitlich - Alibaba beflügelt Börse Hongkong (Dow Jones) | |
20.02.25 |
Alibaba shares jump 14% after pledge to invest ‘aggressively’ in AI (Financial Times) | |
19.02.25 |
Ausblick: Alibaba öffnet die Bücher zum abgelaufenen Quartal (finanzen.net) |
Analysen zu Microsoft Corp.mehr Analysen
10.03.25 | Microsoft Buy | UBS AG | |
25.02.25 | Microsoft Buy | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | |
25.02.25 | Microsoft Buy | UBS AG | |
24.02.25 | Microsoft Buy | Jefferies & Company Inc. | |
14.02.25 | Microsoft Buy | UBS AG |
Aktien in diesem Artikel
Alibaba | 135,00 | 3,85% |
|
Amazon | 179,42 | -1,28% |
|
Intel Corp. | 23,54 | 6,16% |
|
Microsoft Corp. | 355,75 | 0,03% |
|