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> Has anyone ever found a speculation attack in the wild? I think the answer might be no. this is known as the Y2K paradox. The Y2K bug had the potential to b
by dijit 3y ago
> Has anyone ever found a speculation attack in the wild? I think the answer might be no.
this is known as the Y2K paradox.
The Y2K bug had the potential to be very dangerous, but due to a wide-reaching campaign and tonnes of investment in prevention, when the millennium came, it did so with very few issues (though there were still some); leading many to speculate that the issues were overblown
- flerchin 3y agoIt's also the anti-tiger rock. Tigers exist, and can kill you, so you'd better hold this rock at all times.
- dijit 3y agoYeah, but we have practically usable variants of meltdown and spectre. the only reason its not useful to deploy them is due to a massive amount of herd immunity (and the fact you consume a lot of CPU when trying the attack making it clear - bad combo for an attacker)