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Computer Scientists unveil Novel Attacks on Cybersecurity

Computer scientists unveil novel attacks on cybersecurity
The new paper, “Pathfinder: High-Resolution Control-Flow Attacks Exploiting the Conditional Branch Predictor,” details two novel attacks that could compromise the billions of Intel processors in use. Credit: Hosein Yavarzadeh

Researchers have found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors currently in use.

The multi-university and industry research team led by computer scientists at University of California San Diego will present their work at the 2024 ACM ASPLOS Conference that begins tomorrow...

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