Intel's data-leaking Spectre defenses scared off yet again

ETH Zurich boffins exploit branch prediction race condition to steal info from memory, fixes have mild perf hit Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have found a way around Intel's defenses against Spectre, a family of data-leaking flaws in the x86 giant's processor designs that simply won't die.…

May 14, 2025 - 06:02
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Intel's data-leaking Spectre defenses scared off yet again

ETH Zurich boffins exploit branch prediction race condition to steal info from memory, fixes have mild perf hit

Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have found a way around Intel's defenses against Spectre, a family of data-leaking flaws in the x86 giant's processor designs that simply won't die.…