Security News > 2019 > September > NetCAT: New Attack Lets Hackers Remotely Steal Data From Intel CPUs
2019-09-11 13:18
Unlike previous side-channel vulnerabilities disclosed in Intel CPUs, researchers have discovered a new flaw that can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring an attacker to have physical access or any malware installed on a targeted computer. Dubbed NetCAT, short for Network Cache ATtack, the new network-based side-channel vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to sniff
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