New Spectre-Style ‘Pathfinder’ Attack Targets Intel CPU, Leak Encryption Keys and Data
May 8, 2024 at 11:07AM Researchers discovered two new attack methods targeting high-performance Intel CPUs, collectively called Pathfinder. These attacks exploit the branch predictor to manipulate program control flow and execute Spectre-style attacks, potentially exposing confidential data, including AES encryption keys and secret images. Intel stated that existing mitigations for Spectre v1 help protect against … Read more