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| Meltdown and Spectre: All Mac devices affected says Apple | Meltdown and Spectre: All Mac devices affected says Apple |
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| Apple has said that all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers are affected by two major flaws in computer chips. | |
| It emerged this week that tech companies have been racing to fix the Meltdown and Spectre bugs, that could allow hackers to steal data. | |
| Apple said it had already released some patches but there was no evidence that the vulnerability had been exploited. | |
| But it advised only downloading software from trusted sources to avoid "malicious" apps. | But it advised only downloading software from trusted sources to avoid "malicious" apps. |
| Mac users have often believed that their devices and operating systems are less vulnerable to security issues than, for example Android phones or computers running Microsoft systems. | |
| But the Meltdown and Spectre flaws are found in all modern computer processing units - or microchips - made by Intel and ARM, and together the firms supply almost the entire global computer market. | |
| Meltdown and Spectre: How chip hacks work | Meltdown and Spectre: How chip hacks work |
| Rush to fix 'serious' computer chip flaws | Rush to fix 'serious' computer chip flaws |
| Computer chip scare: What you need to know | Computer chip scare: What you need to know |
| "All Mac systems and iOS devices are affected, but there are no known exploits impacting customers at this time," Apple said in blog post on the issue. | |
| "These issues apply to all modern processors and affect nearly all computing devices and operating systems." | "These issues apply to all modern processors and affect nearly all computing devices and operating systems." |
| Apple said that it had already released "mitigations" against Meltdown in its latest iPhones and iPad operating system update - iOS 11.2 and the macOS 10.12.2 for its MacBooks and iMacs. | |
| Meltdown does not affect the Apple Watch, it said, as the bug was an issue with Intel processors which are not contained in that device. | |
| Patches against Spectre, in the form of an update to web browser Safari, will be released "in the coming days". |