Security or performance? Zenbleed forces you to choose

2023-09-08 04:29 AM by Alex Smith

AMD Recently, a cybersecurity researcher discovered a dangerous vulnerability within AMD’s Zen 2 processors. Dubbed “Zenbleed,” the vulnerability allows attackers to gain access to your computer and steal all of the most sensitive information, including passwords and encryption keys. While this doesn’t affect AMD’s best processors, it’s still a dangerous vulnerability with a wide reach, …

AMD CPUs: Google Researcher Detects Bug – Potential Impacts on Users

2023-07-25 11:29 PM by Alex Smith

A researcher from Google Information Security has discovered a hardware vulnerability that poses a threat to AMD’s Zen 2 processors. This vulnerability could potentially lead to the theft of sensitive data such as passwords and encryption keys. This includes the popular Ryzen 5 3600 processor. In May, Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy identified the “Zenbleed” …