Security News > 2018 > November > PortSmash attack punches hole in Intel's Hyper-Thread CPUs, leaves with crypto keys
2018-11-02 20:18
Side-channel timing technique exploits SMT – but you'll need to be running malware on the machine already Brainiacs in Cuba and Finland have found a new side-channel vulnerability in Intel x64 processors that could allow an attacker to sniff out cryptographic keys and other privileged information.…
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