To give you a straight answer: no, it isn't. Intel isn't afraid to get its hands dirty and will take a close look at every opportunity to sabotage AMD, but this

To give you a straight answer: no, it isn't. Intel isn't afraid to get its hands dirty and will take a close look at every opportunity to sabotage AMD, but this was amateur hour. At the very very least, Intel would've exposed an actually serious flaw in Ryzen. There's already a strong suspicion that CTS isn't a real lab but just something set up to make it look more credible, while the actual exploits have been bought through a 0day broker. This is amateur hour by some people who've never done actual security research and are only in for a quick buck. Odds are high this will lead to an investigation for stock manipulation.