The 2023 Pwnie Nominee For Most Innovative Research

Single Instruction Multiple Data Leaks in Cutting-edge CPUs, AKA Downfall

Some Google People (Embargoed, LOL)

This was EMBARGO’d (LOL) until Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, and presented at Black Hat 8/9/2023 and Usenix 8/11/2023. The embargo limited the practicality of voting for it, which is probably why it didn’t win.