Several generations of Intel x86 CPUs are vulnerable to attacks leveraging the nearly decade-old Downfall flaw, which could result in the exfiltration of encryption keys and other sensitive data, CyberScoop reports. Exploitation of the Downfall vulnerability enables threat actors to disable hardware isolation of different applications’ data, according to a study by University of California computer security expert Daniel Moghimi set to be presented at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference.

Source: SC Magazine