#Intel ‘Downfall’: Severe flaw in billions of #CPUs leaks passwords and much more
There is a serious security flaw in billions of Intel CPUs that can let attackers steal confidential data like passwords and encryption keys. Firmware updates can fix it, but at a potential significant performance loss.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2025589/downfall-serious-security-vulnerability-in-billions-of-intel-cpus-how-to-protect-yourself.html
https://downfall.page/
>It only requires the attacker and victim to share the same physical processor core
>only
"if you let us in your house, we might steal your stuff!"
#vulnerability
There is a serious security flaw in billions of Intel CPUs that can let attackers steal confidential data like passwords and encryption keys. Firmware updates can fix it, but at a potential significant performance loss.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2025589/downfall-serious-security-vulnerability-in-billions-of-intel-cpus-how-to-protect-yourself.html
https://downfall.page/
>It only requires the attacker and victim to share the same physical processor core
>only
"if you let us in your house, we might steal your stuff!"
#vulnerability
PCWorld
Intel ‘Downfall’: Severe flaw in billions of CPUs leaks passwords and much more
There is a serious security flaw in billions of Intel CPUs that can let attackers steal confidential data like passwords and encryption keys. Firmware updates can fix it, but at a potential significant performance loss.