andrew
It sounds like the "Intel bug" from yesterday is, like, a category of several exploits? Also, importantly it doesn't just affect Intel; it's ARM and AMD too.
Reports:
https://spectreattack.com/
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html
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