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BadRAM Attack Uses $10 Equipment to Break AMD Processor Protections 

Academic researchers have created a new attack which uses cheap equipment to break AMD’s latest protections. The attack is called BadRAM and only costs $10 to enact. Using cheap equipment, this attack can break AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization-Secure Nested Paging. This is a cutting-edge memory integrity protection that uses encryption and isolation to prevent leaks and attacks. On Tuesday, AMD announced updates that would mitigate the BadRAM vulnerability. 

Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/badram-attack-uses-10-equipment-to-break-amd-processor-protections/

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