'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' FAQ: What Mac and iOS users need to know about the Intel, AMD, and ARM flawA series of flaws have been discovered in Intel, AMD, and ARM chipsets that allow speculative references to be probed for privileged data.
"Meltdown" is a flaw currently believed to affect only Intel processors and "melts security boundaries which are normally enforced by the hardware". "Spectre" is a flaw that affects Intel, AMD, and ARM processors due to the way "speculative execution" is handled.
Both could theoretically be used to read information from a computer's memory, including private information like passwords, photos, messages, and more.
Apple has apparently already started patching Meltdown in macOS. Here's what you need to know.
January 15, 2018: No, iOS 11.2.2's Spectre patch isn't crippling older iPhones. Sigh.
A strange story began gaining traction over the weekend. It was based on a set of comparative CPU benchmarks for an iPhone before and after the iOS 11.2.2, posted to the internet, that appeared to show significant addition slowdown post-update. A...
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'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' FAQ: What Mac and iOS users need to know about the Intel, AMD, and ARM flaw
