News has come out that that computer processors and CPU’s made within the last 10 years, have 2 major flaws in them that allow hackers to exploit computers. These exploitable flaws have been named Spectre and Meltdown.
Software security updates are being implemented, however, this is a hardware flaw, and though impractical, can really only be fully remedied by replacing the hardware.
Forbes – available fixes for Spectre and Meltdown.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2018/01/04/google-microsoft-apple-updates-for-meltdown-spectre-intel-processor-vulnerabilities/#75e77b855c31
For further information and news about Spectre and Meltdown, please follow the news link below.
ABC News: Apple says all Mac and iOS devices affected by Meltdown and Spectre bugs.
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