New CPU security loophole: Analysis of energy consumption allows data theft

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Researcher from TU Graz and the Helmholtz Center for Information Security have f
Researcher from TU Graz and the Helmholtz Center for Information Security have found a new security loophole. Image source: Lunghammer - TU Graz
Researchers at TU Graz and the Helmholtz Center for Information Security have discovered a novel security gap in all common CPUs that can hardly be mitigated. Researcher from TU Graz and the Helmholtz Center for Information Security have found a new security loophole. Image source: Lunghammer - TU Graz - Main processors (CPUs) of computers are designed to run multiple applications simultaneously. This is beneficial for efficiency, but poses a security risk. Researchers at TU Graz and the Helmholtz Center for Information Security have found a novel method that allows attackers to read data from the memory of CPUs by analyzing the processor's energy consumption. They call this method of attack "Collide+Power". Overwriting data thousands of times.
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