Developers scramble to fix bug within chips made in the last decade that will affect millions of computers running Windows, macOS and LinuxA security flaw has been found in virtually all Intel processors that will require fixes within Windows, macOS and Linux, according to reports. The specific details of the flaw, which appears to affect virtually all Intel processors made in the last decade and therefore millions of computers running virtually any operating system, have not been made public. It is feared that the security flaw within the Intel processors could be used to access passwords, login details and other protected information on the computer. While normal computer users could see performance problems, the security flaw also affects cloud servers, with Amazon, Microsoft and Google all expected to have to fix the bug with similar performance-reducing patches. More details are expected to be divulged as soon as the end of this week, along with fixes for operating systems.

Source: The Guardian January 03, 2018 14:25 UTC