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New “GoFetch” Vulnerability in Apple M-Series Chips Leaks Secret Encryption Keys

Written by Nathan Zych | Mar 27, 2024 3:15:10 PM

A new security vulnerability has been discovered in Apple M-series chips. Dubbed GoFetch, the vulnerability takes advantage of a microarchitectural side-channel attack to extract secret keys used during cryptographic operations. The vulnerability exploits a feature known as data memory-dependent prefetcher (DMP) to capture sensitive data from constant-time cryptographic implementations. To learn more, read the full article here.

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