The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway

When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off Opinion  All malicious attacks on digital systems have one common aim: taking control. Mostly, that means getting a CPU somewhere to turn traitor, running code that silently steals or scrambles your data. That code can ride into the system in a whole spectrum of ways, but usually it has to be in memory somewhere at some time, making it amenable to counter-attack.…

Feb 12, 2025 - 21:28
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The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway

When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off

Opinion  All malicious attacks on digital systems have one common aim: taking control. Mostly, that means getting a CPU somewhere to turn traitor, running code that silently steals or scrambles your data. That code can ride into the system in a whole spectrum of ways, but usually it has to be in memory somewhere at some time, making it amenable to counter-attack.…