"Researchers Resurrect Spectre v2 Attack Against Intel CPUs"

Cybersecurity researchers at VU Amsterdam University have highlighted a new variation of the Spectre v2 attack that is aimed at Intel processors. When the Spectre and Meltdown CPU attacks were made public in 2018, Spectre v2 or Spectre BTI (Branch Target Injection) was considered the most dangerous variant. Even though CPU makers and others have been working on hardware and software defenses, researchers are still finding new ways to do these attacks. Specter-style attacks typically enable a malicious actor who has access to the attacked system to get information from memory that could be valuable, such as encryption keys and passwords. This article continues to discuss the new variation of the Spectre v2 attack targeting Intel processors.

SecurityWeek reports "Researchers Resurrect Spectre v2 Attack Against Intel CPUs"

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