Researchers Uncover 'Inception' Flaw in AMD CPUs

Vulnerability Allows Manipulation of CPU to Leak Data
Security researchers uncovered a vulnerability in AMD chips that could allow hackers to trick a computer system into leaking data from its kernel. They named the flaw after the 2010 movie "Inception," since both the hacking technique and the film's plot involve planting false ideas into memory.

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