There is a serious security flaw in billions of Intel CPUs that can let attackers steal confidential data like passwords and encryption keys. Firmware updates can fix it, but at a potential significant performance loss.

Oh no.

  • SymphonicResonance@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    . Or they could have added a little bit of code to their CPU ID utility that says “yupp your processor is effected by the flaw”.

    That is a fair point.