Portsmash multi-threading vulnerability found in Intel Skylake and Kaby Lake processors

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Researchers in Finland and Cuba claim that SMT can be exploited to leak data

Researchers claim to have uncovered another side-channel vulnerability in Intel Skylake and Kaby Lake microprocessors. Called Portsmash, the vulnerability exploits the Simultaneous Multi-threadi...

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