Intel processors are susceptible to attacks described as Snoop-assisted L1 data sampling. The attacks allow bad actors to insert malicious code after a change in the L1D cache. Intel said those who might be affected by the vulnerability would be able to protect themselves by applying patches released two years ago, dubbed Foreshadow (L1TF) Turning off a feature in Intel processors known as Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) will also make Snoop attacks harder to pull off.”]