Microsoft quietly fixes SWAPGS processor vulnerability to protect Windows users

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By Mark Wyciślik-WilsonAug 7, 2019, 2:05 am174 pts
It has been revealed that Microsoft silently pushed out a patch to Windows users to fix a vulnerability that affected Intel CPUs produced since 2012 -- which means everything post Ivy Bridge chips. The SWAPGS vulnerability is similar to the now-famous Spectre and Meltdown chip flaws, and was discovered by…

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