Meltdown

TLBleed joins Spectre and Meltdown as yet another major CPU flaw to worry about

TLBleed could, in theory, be used to undermine the security of functions like banking transactions.

Meltdown and Spectre: The Simple-English guide to the most worrying computer security flaw in decades

Speculative execution went mainstream between 15 and 20 years ago, so theoretically, every CPU made in the last 20 years or so is vulnerable.

Eight new flaws which resemble Meltdown and Spectre have been found in computer processors: Report

The magazine, called c’t, said it was aware of Intel Corp’s plans to patch the flaws, adding that some chips designed by ARM Holdings, a unit of Japan’s Softbank, might be affected

Intel will not fix Spectre v2 vulnerabilities in a number of older CPU models because it's impractical to do so

Intel has developed patches for previously unpatched CPUs that include the Westmere, Lynnfield, Nehalem, Arrandale, and Clarkdale families.

Microsoft issues new security patch to fix the 'Meltdown' vulnerability found in chipsets by Intel and other chip-makers

After chip-maker Intel confirmed a potential security flaw in its chips, Microsoft issued emergency updates to supported versions of Windows in January.

Microsoft has fixed the Meltdown bug with a patch in its latest emergency security update for Windows 7 and Server 2008

It is quite odd to see a patch being released for a patch that was released in March to fix the original patch that was released in January and February.

Security researchers have discovered security flaws in AMD chipsets, impact could be worse than Meltdown and Spectre

Analysts at the security firm enSilo said the AMD flaws could be worse than those affecting Intel chips.

Intel failed to inform US cyber officials about Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities until it got leaked to the public

Officials claimed the government was not informed of the flaws before they became public because the flaws potentially held national security implications.

Intel faces 32 lawsuits over recently-disclosed Meltdown and Spectre CPU security flaws

Intel said in a regulatory filing it was not able to estimate the potential losses that may arise out of the lawsuits.

Sony's new Android upgrade policy promises two-years worth of updates to your flagship smartphone

While Sony has promised to ensure updates and upgrades to its flagships, the same promise does not apply to mid-range devices