A team of academics has disclosed today a new attack method that can extract data from Intel CPUs.
Named Platypus, an acronym for “Power Leakage Attacks: Targeting Your Protected User Secrets,” the attack targets the RAPL interface of Intel processors.
RAPL, which stands for Running Average Power Limit, is a component that allows firmware or software applications to monitor power consumption in the CPU and DRAM.
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Source: ZDNet