It turns out that Intel, AMD and ARM processors all contain flaws making them vulnerable to hackers. One, specific to Intel, called Meltdown lets hackers bypass the hardware barrier between applications memory, allowing hackers to read a device’s memory and steal passwords. The second, called Spectre, affects Intel, AMD and ARM processors and lets hackers ...

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