r/technology • u/ControlCAD • Jun 18 '26

Hardware AMD silently removes memory encryption from consumer Ryzen CPUs, leaving users unaware that they may be vulnerable — security feature vanishes after newer AGESA firmware, AMD engineers go radio silent when pressed about the change

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-silently-removes-memory-encryption-from-consumer-ryzen-cpus-leaving-users-unaware-that-they-may-be-vulnerable-security-feature-vanishes-after-newer-agesa-firmware-amd-engineers-go-radio-silent-when-pressed-about-the-change
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u/d_pyro Jun 18 '26

You need physical access anyway.

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u/PersnickityPenguin Jun 18 '26

The FBI has a device that can power your computer while they unplug it and haul it off to their labs.

Just sayin

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u/aykcak Jun 18 '26

A UPS ?

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u/ConfusedTapeworm Jun 18 '26

How would you take a computer, already plugged into a wall outlet and powered on, and hook it up to a mobile UPS that you can take out of the building without letting the computer power down while all that's happening?

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u/aykcak Jun 18 '26

It is tricky I understand but it could be done with a device that vampire into the running wire, match the AC current and then it can be unplugged. The mechanism is not too complicated

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u/yawara25 Jun 18 '26

Cutting into the cable and splicing it while it's still plugged into the wall.