MaydaX Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Two critical vulnerabilities found in Intel chips can let an attacker steal data from the memory of running apps, such as data from password managers, browsers, emails, and photos and documents. special feature Today's security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now be millions -- or even billions -- of dollars at risk when information security isn't handled properly. The researchers who discovered the vulnerabilities, dubbed "Meltdown" and "Spectre," said that "almost every system," since 1995, including computers and phones, is affected by the bug. The researchers verified their findings on Intel chips dating back to 2011, and released their own proof-of-concept code to allow users to test their machines. http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-flaws-affect-every-intel-chip-since-1995-arm-processors-vulnerable/ https://meltdownattack.com/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CU - DizzyKipper Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) Since this requires software, hardware and BIOS updates, I think my really old kit is going to be back of the patch queue :( Edited January 5, 2018 by CU - DizzyKipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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