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Researchers discover potentially catastrophic exploit present in AMD chips for decades (www.engadget.com)

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Intel breathes a sigh of relief as the spotlight moves off of them for a beat.

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[-] ngwoo@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

People grant kernel access all the time without thinking. Video game anti-cheat is a good example. It's a pretty potent vector of attack since you can never trust these companies to keep themselves secure.

[-] helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today 4 points 3 months ago

Apex Legends and Genshin Impact being a good example of this.

[-] Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

The Apex Legends hacking situation was unrelated to the anti-cheat despite initial reports. It didn't stop the hack but it also wasn't the vector for the attacks.

Genshin Impact's anti-cheat however was an unmitigated disaster.

[-] helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today 3 points 3 months ago

The Apex Legends hacking situation was unrelated to the anti-cheat despite initial reports

you're right, thanks for the clarification! https://inv.tux.pizza/watch?v=lzW4SDm0yWM

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