"Sinkclose" Bug Impacting AMD Chips. DEF CON 32. Enrique Nissim & Krzysztof Okupski, IOActive.

Def Con, the world's longest-running and largest underground hacking conference, once again delivered groundbreaking revelations this year. Held in Las Vegas from August 8th to 11th, the event showcased a wealth of new findings. Among the most alarming, Wired.com reports, was the disclosure of the “Sinkclose” bug: a critical vulnerability impacting AMD chips across hundreds of millions of PCs and servers. Cybercrime Magazine was in attendance when Enrique Nissim and Krzysztof Okupski, researchers from the security firm IOActive, broke the news. • For more on cybersecurity, visit us at https://cybersecurityventures.com