Linus Torvalds attacks AMD security report - claims security researchers 'look like clowns'

Nicholas Fearn
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Linus Torvalds: AMD CPU security report is "garbage" and the security industry a "circus"

No-nonsense Linux creator Linus Torvalds has launched a scathing attack on this week's report from security start-up CTS Labs claiming a series of security vulnerabilities in AMD Ryzen and Epyc CPU...

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