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On the topic of cosmic rays... it's more likely than most people think, at least for 2007 hardware. https://lwn.net/Articles/219983/ https://lwn.net/Articles/2
by jordigh 8y ago
On the topic of cosmic rays... it's more likely than most people think, at least for 2007 hardware.
https://lwn.net/Articles/219983/ https://lwn.net/Articles/219983/
- setquk 8y agoIt’s even worse. Sometimes the packages that the DRAM ICs are encapsulated in have minor radioactive elements in and alpha particles emitted can flip bits. Interesting paper: https://media.blackhat.com/bh-us-11/Dinaburg/BH_US_11_Dinaburg_Bitsquatting_WP.pdf https://media.blackhat.com/bh-us-11/Dinaburg/BH_US_11_Dinabu...