Researchers Uncover Apple Silicon Chip Vulnerability That Could Bypass Encryption
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University researchers found a hardware-level vulnerability in Apple Silicon chips that could bypass encryption and access private data.
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The exploit is called "GoFetch" and leverages a part of Apple chips called Data Memory-Dependent Prefetchers (DMPs) to access secure information.
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GoFetch requires installing a malicious app and running it for up to 10 hours to work, so the real-world risk seems low.
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Apple can't fully address the issue in existing chips without slowing down performance.
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As long as Gatekeeper security is on, users likely won't install the malicious apps needed for the exploit.