[TechSpot] Two new Intel CPU flaws make it easy for hackers to extract sensitive data

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Two new Intel CPU flaws make it easy for hackers to extract sensitive data

Security researchers revealed details about a new vulnerability in Intel processors that allows hackers to take advantage of the way multi-core architecture works in order to grant...

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The first appears to be an advanced version of the CacheOut attack revealed earlier this year, in which hackers could extract contents from the CPU's L1 cache. Researchers explain that SGAxe is a result of Intel's failed attempts at mitigating side-channel attacks against Software Guard Extensions (SGX), which is the dedicated area of a CPU that's supposed to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of code and data that is being processed.

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CrossTalk is Another Intel-exclusive Security Vulnerability

Intel has had quite a lot of work trying to patch all vulnerabilities discovered in the past two years. Starting from Spectre and Meltdown which exploited speculative execution of the processor to execute malicious code. The entire process of speculative execution relies on the...

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