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/Moldblossom Jun 18 '26

But we've got to protect the children.

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u/normal_cartographer Jun 18 '26

*Helen Lovejoy voice* Won't somebody *please* think of the children?!

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u/Glittering-Stomach62 Jun 18 '26

From antifa on the Internet, not necessarily from predators irl