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MIT Researchers Expose TONTOU Attack Bypassing Spectre Defenses on Intel, AMD CPUs

MIT researchers have uncovered a clever new attack, dubbed TONTOU, that can bypass Spectre defenses on Intel and AMD CPUs, revealing a practical exploit on AMD Zen 2. This innovative technique, presented at DEF CON 34, challenges current security assumptions and opens up new avenues for exploration.