Intel 'Downfall' Bug Steals Encryption Keys, Data From Years of CPUs

A Google researcher has found a speculative execution vulnerability in several generations of Intel processors.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-downfall-vulnerability

Created 2y | Aug 8, 2023, 11:50:06 PM


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