SLAP, or Data Speculation Attacks via Load Address Prediction, functions by exploiting Apple Silicon's Load Address Predictor, which guesses the next memory address the CPU will use. By exploiting ...

Apple-designed chips powering Macs, iPhones, and iPads contain two newly discovered vulnerabilities that leak credit card ...

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ruhr University Bochum demonstrated two new side channel attacks ...

Apple's processors are fast because they predict what you'll need next, but when they guess wrong hackers can exploit those mistakes to steal your private data. But new research shows this speed ...

The full names of the new flaws are “Data Speculation Attacks via Load Address Prediction on Apple Silicon (SLAP)” and “Breaking the Apple M3 CPU via False Load Output Predictions (FLOP).” ...

I then pressed the power button, and after a short time, the Apple logo appeared. Five minutes later, the familiar boot ...

Two newly discovered security vulnerabilities in Apple's in-house silicon could put millions of iPhone and Mac users at risk.

Speculative execution in Apple Silicon chips like the M2, M3, A15, and A17 boosts performance but also introduces vulnerabilities. Researchers have id ...

Apple introduced the first Apple silicon Macs back in 2020, marking the start of its transition away from Intel's chips. Apple's custom chips are Arm-based and are similar to the A-series chips ...

Apple officially confirmed its transition from Intel chips to its own Apple Silicon for the Mac. In addition to details for developers, Tim Cook announced that the first Mac with Apple Silicon ...

The researchers do note that attacks actually using these exploits have yet to be spotted in the wild after initially discovering and reporting them to Apple in March (SLAP) and September (FLOP ...