RobotToaster@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoAMD silently removes memory encryption from consumer Ryzen CPUs, leaving users unaware that they may be vulnerablewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1499arrow-down113
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minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up84arrow-down9·edit-21 month agoTom’s is trash and should be banned. The original Ars article it mentions is better: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/users-cry-foul-after-amd-stripped-memory-crypto-from-its-consumer-cpus/ Sounds like it was never really supported, but available. With the new BIOS update it’s no longer available.
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·1 month agoIf that’s the case, AMD shouldn’t have problems saying so. Although it’s still a very bad move from their part.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down3·1 month agoI suspect lawyers are involved.
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 month agoProbably. Also PR to limit damages.
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoPR is just socially accepted lies
Tom’s is trash and should be banned. The original Ars article it mentions is better: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/users-cry-foul-after-amd-stripped-memory-crypto-from-its-consumer-cpus/
Sounds like it was never really supported, but available. With the new BIOS update it’s no longer available.
If that’s the case, AMD shouldn’t have problems saying so. Although it’s still a very bad move from their part.
I suspect lawyers are involved.
Probably. Also PR to limit damages.
PR is just socially accepted lies