SLAP, or Data Speculation Attacks via Load Address Prediction, functions by exploiting Apple Silicon's Load Address Predictor, which guesses the next memory address the CPU will use.

Apple hasn't yet released a fix, but it's aware of the Apple Silicon vulnerabilities. The researchers who found SLAP and FLOP notified Apple about a year ago for one flaw, and about six months ago ...

The full names of the new flaws are “Data Speculation Attacks via Load Address Prediction on Apple Silicon (SLAP)” and “Breaking the Apple M3 CPU via False Load Output Predictions (FLOP).” ...

Speculative execution in Apple Silicon chips like the M2, M3, A15, and A17 boosts performance but also introduces vulnerabilities. Researchers have identified security flaws, SLAP and FLOP ...

SLAPping LAP silly. SLAP abuses the LAP feature found in newer Apple silicon to perform a similar data-theft attack. By forcing LAP to predict the wrong memory address, SLAP can perform attacker ...

“SLAP: Data Speculation Attacks via Load Address Prediction on Apple Silicon” Authors: Jason Kim, Daniel Genkin, Yuval Yarom 2025. We present SLAP, a new speculative execution attack that arises from ...

Apple silicon was announced five years ago this week, kickstarting one of the most successful periods for the Mac ever.

Apple Intelligence is the main reason to upgrade to an Apple Silicon Mac when MacOS Sequoia comes out this fall, but it’s not the only one. Back in 2020, Apple entered a new era. It released its ...

LambdaTest is scaling its AI-native testing platforms with MacStadium’s Apple Silicon cloud, unlocking faster, smarter ...

Apple Silicon has transformed the computing landscape since its introduction in 2020, setting new benchmarks for performance, efficiency, and design. By. Skip to main content; ...