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Researchers Expose Flaw in Modern Encryption Hardware
Imagine a stealthy attack that silently corrupts encrypted data, allowing hackers to manipulate sensitive information without detection - and it's all thanks to a flaw in modern encryption hardware. This sneaky exploit, dubbed DDRop, can make protected virtual machines operate on outdated, tampered-with data that still decrypts perfectly.
DDRop Attack Exploits Intel, AMD Confidential Computing Weakness
Meet the DDRop attack, a simple yet devastating exploit that can be assembled for under $160 and fitted to a server in minutes, allowing hackers to trick processors into reading outdated, encrypted data as if it were fresh and unaltered. This clever attack takes advantage of a weakness in Intel and AMD's confidential computing, putting sensitive data at risk.