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Downfall attacks targets a critical weakness found in billions of modern processors used in personal and cloud computers.
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| Aug 15, 2023 | ТОП-5 ИБ-событий недели по версии Jet CSIRT | Сегодня в ТОП-5 — критическая уязвимость PaperCut, новый вектор атаки на процессоры Intel, большой пакет исправлений от Microsoft, новая версия криптомайнера SkidMap, новый стиллер Statc. Новости подготовил аналитик центра информационной бе... |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Security Week 2333: аппаратные уязвимости в процессорах AMD и Intel | На прошлой неделе вышли сразу две работы, посвященные аппаратным уязвимостям в процессорах. Атаку Inception (сайт проекта, исследование) разработали специалисты Швейцарской высшей технической школы Цюриха. Она затрагивает процессоры AMD впл... |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Downfall Vulnerability Affects Millions of Intel CPUs With Strong Data Leak Impact | Image: uflypro/Adobe Stock Google researcher Daniel Moghimi discovered a new vulnerability affecting millions of Intel chip models. The vulnerability, dubbed Downfall by Moghimi, enables an attacker to steal sensitive data from victims if e... |
| Aug 9, 2023 | “Downfall” bug affects years of Intel CPUs, can leak encryption keys and more | Enlarge / An 8th-generation Intel Core desktop CPU, one of several CPU generations affected by the Downfall bug. Mark Walton reader comments 58 with It's a big week for CPU security vulnerabilities. Yesterday, different security researchers... |
| Intel 'Downfall' bug exposes keys, passwords and other confidential data | Intel is taking action by providing firmware updates along with an optional software sequence to address the potential risk posed by this vulnerability. Referred to as CVE-2022-40982, the Downfall bug represents a transient execution side-c... |
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What has the press written about Downfall?
Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning Downfall, among them “ТОП-5 ИБ-событий недели по версии Jet CSIRT” (Aug 15, 2023) and “Security Week 2333: аппаратные уязвимости в процессорах AMD и Intel” (Aug 14, 2023).
Is Downfall still active?
Yes, Downfall is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 14, 2023.