Intel CPUs are leaking passwords and killing performance | Digital Trends
Intel CPUs are leaking passwords and killing performance | Digital Trends
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A recently discovered vulnerability that affects lots of Intel CPUs could steal your data, but there's a fix. The downside? It'll cost you performance.
A recently discovered vulnerability that affects lots of Intel CPUs could steal your data, but there's a fix. The downside? It'll cost you performance.
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Hasn't this happened before?
Yes, there were similar vulnerabilities found around 5 years ago, known as Meltdown and Spectre.
Yes. Meltdown and Spectre (twice) if not others.
The Register's article on the vulnerability contains more information about this, as well as what appears to be an equivalent problem that affects AMD processors.