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New security flaw in Intel CPU's

Started by ssfc72, May 15, 2019, 12:22:21 AM

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May 15, 2019, 12:22:21 AM Last Edit: May 18, 2019, 02:01:16 AM by ssfc72
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May 15, 2019, 03:46:16 PM
Oh, great.  ::) NYTimes is reporting that the patches will slow down Intel processors by about 20% since they'll have to disable the vulnerable feature.

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