AMD Downplays CPU Threat Opening Chips to Data Leak Attacks
New side-channel attacks have been disclosed in AMD CPUs, however AMD said that they are not new. Continue reading AMD Downplays CPU Threat Opening Chips to Data Leak Attacks
Category Archives: side channel flaw
Behind the Naming of ZombieLoad and Other Intel Spectre-Like Flaws
A lot of thought and meaning goes into the naming of infamous CPU side channel flaws, like ZombieLoad, Spectre and Meltdown. Continue reading Behind the Naming of ZombieLoad and Other Intel Spectre-Like Flaws
ZombieLoad: How Intel’s Latest Side Channel Bug Was Discovered and Disclosed
Daniel Gruss, the researcher behind Spectre, Meltdown – and most recently, ZombieLoad – Intel CPU side channel attacks, gives an inside look into how he discovered the flaws. Continue reading ZombieLoad: How Intel’s Latest Side Channel Bug Was Discovered and Disclosed
WebAssembly Changes Could Ruin Meltdown and Spectre Browser Patches
The planned threading in shared memory update gives bad actors a way around the timer mitigations released by browser vendors. Continue reading WebAssembly Changes Could Ruin Meltdown and Spectre Browser Patches
Researchers Say More Spectre-Related CPU Flaws On Horizon
Yet another speculative execution side channel flaw has been disclosed in processors – and security experts warn that more may be out there. Continue reading Researchers Say More Spectre-Related CPU Flaws On Horizon