Rowhammer Redux: The Menace of Memory Attacks Returns to Haunt Computing
Serious Security: Rowhammer returns to gaslight your computer In a recent cybersecurity development, the phenomenon known as rowhammering has resurfaced as a potential threat. Rowhammering, named after the flickering gas lights in the play “Gas Light,” is an electronics problem that occurs when unwanted inside-the-system interactions affect neighboring memory cells. By repeatedly accessing and reading…