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Check This List to See If You’re Still Vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre [Updated]

  1. Check This List to See If You’re Still Vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre [Updated]  Gizmodo
  2. Google’s Project Zero details CPU security flaw as well as patches for Android, Chrome, more  9to5Google
  3. How the Spectre and Meltdown CPU flaws affect phones and tablets  PCWorld
  4. Intel Responds to Security Research Findings – Intel Newsroom  Intel Newsroom
  5. Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign  The Register
  6. Full coverage

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Video: How the Meltdown & Spectre chip flaws affect Apple’s Mac and iPhone

Both Intel- and ARM-based processors can be susceptible to various hacks, known as Meltdown and Spectre, affecting Macs, iPhones, iPads, and even Apple TVs. Apple has already implemented some fixes, with more to come, but there’s a lot to unravel.
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Spectre? Meltdown? F*CKWIT? Calm down and make yourself some tea

Don't panic, drink tea.

There is not much that consumers can do other than wait for security patches and mitigations to be released, and then apply them as a matter of priority.

Graham Cluley