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Spectre and Meltdown

The two vulnerabilities — named Meltdown and Spectre — are hardware bugs that can allow attackers to steal information from the memory of other programs.

How it Works?

A malicious program can exploit Meltdown and Spectre to get hold of secrets stored in the memory of other running programs.

This might include your passwords stored in a password manager or browser, your personal photos, emails, instant messages and even business-critical documents.

Difficulty in Finding:

These are not typical malware as they are software exploits. They work in different ways, affect different processors to varying degrees, and require different fixes. In general, ....