Hertzbleed vulnerabiity in AMD and Intel CPUs could leak cryptographic keys

John Leonard
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Hertzbleed vulnerabiity in AMD and Intel CPUs could leak cryptographic keys

Intel says an attack probably wouldn't work outside a lab environment

Researchers have uncovered a side-channel vulnerability in AMD and Intel processors that could allow a remote attacker to steal cryptographic keys by observing the power signature while processing ...

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