Intel's Spectre patch is so busted, the company is telling customers not to use it
 

Intel's Spectre patch is so busted, the company is telling customers not to use it
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Remember Spectre and Meltdown?

The two recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting all kinds of computer processors represented a huge threat to consumers and businesses around the globe. Thankfully, Intel offered up a partial fix — so all good, right?

Well, not exactly. You see, it turns out the patch that was issued by Intel has a few problems of its own. Now, things are so busted that the company is telling some of its customers to avoid the official patch altogether.*

SEE ALSO: Intel CEO dives straight into Spectre, Meltdown at CES keynote


This unfortunate development came to light Monday, when Intel issued an official statement telling a groups of its customers to just slow their roll when it comes to updating their critically vulnerable systems.* Read more...

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