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

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