Another Intel Chip Flaw
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Remember the Spectre and Meltdown attacks from last year? They were a new class of attacks against complex CPUs, finding subliminal channels in optimization techniques that allow hackers to steal information. Since their discovery, researchers have found additional similar vulnerabilities.
A whole bunch more have just been discovered.
I don’t think we’re finished yet. A year and a half ago I wrote: “But more are coming, and they’ll be worse. 2018 will be the year of microprocessor vulnerabilities, and it’s going to be a wild ride.” I think more are still coming.
EDITED TO ADD (6/13): A mathematical analysis of the problem that claims we’ll never completely fix this class of problems.
Tags: hardware, Intel, vulnerabilities
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