Shareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP announces that purchasers of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NasdaqCM: AMD) filed a class action complaint for alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by AMD's officers and directors between February 21, 2017 and January 11, 2018. AMD operates as a semiconductor company worldwide.

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AMD Accused of Underestimating its Products' Susceptibility to Hacking

According to the complaint, AMD officials hid from investors a fundamental security flaw in the company's processor chips that made them susceptible to hacking. On January 3, 2018, it was reported that Google Project Zero's security team discovered serious security flaws affecting computer processors built by Intel Corporation and AMD, among other chipmakers. One of these security flaws, known as the Spectre vulnerability, allows third parties to gather passwords and other sensitive information form a system's memory. AMD countered Project Zero's announcement that same day, stating that while AMD's chips were vulnerable to one variant of Spectre, there was "near zero risk" that AMD's chips were vulnerable to the second Spectre variant. Just a few days later, on January 11, 2018, AMD admitted that its chips were susceptible to both Spectre variants.

AMD Shareholders Have Legal Options

If you would like more information about your rights and potential remedies, contact attorney Leonid Kandinov at (800) 350-6003, LKandinov@robbinsarroyo.com, or via the shareholder information form on the firm's website.

Robbins Arroyo LLP is a nationally recognized leader in shareholder rights law. The firm represents individual and institutional investors in shareholder derivative and securities class action lawsuits, and has helped its clients realize more than $1 billion of value for themselves and the companies in which they have invested.

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