Meltdown Flaws

The latest news when it comes to internet security is that your PC or gadget is not secure as a security flaw in computer processors has been discovered by researchers who say that every gadget or computer, and even cloud servers that contain the chip are vulnerable. Sensitive data such as passwords, pictures, and other documents have the possibility of being stolen. The security flaw is found in chips made by all the major chip designers which are Intel, AMD, and ARM, with a second flaw also being found again in Intel chips.

The main flaw called the Spectre, and the Intel-only flaw called Meltdown was actually created to enhance to enhance the chip's performance but which also made them vulnerable to hackers, giving them access to the computer's memory that is supposed to be

Usually, hackers access the operating system or machine memory, like the 2017 "Wanna Cry" attack which exploited older versions of Windows and affected some 300,000 users in over 150 countries with devastating effect especially on businesses and organizations.

The Spectre and Meltdown flaws are more dangerous as they can allow hackers to access the computer chip that makes the computer do what it has to do and, without which the computer would be nothing as it is considered to be the heart of the computer.

Affected devices are from Apple iPhones to MacBooks, Android devices to large desktop personal computers, as well as internet servers.

The process is to be so fundamental so that no log of the activity is created and no one would know if he or she has been hacked. Some tech companies, however, have already started giving fixes which they say have no significant impact on the performance of the chip, but with some also saying that any fixes can affect the computing speed of the