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Apple: Mac And iOS Vulnerable To Meltdown And Spectre Flaws

Apple announced that most of its products might be open to attacks that could mine passwords and other sensitive data. But the company said it was already working on patches to mitigate the flaw.

If you thought your MacBook or iPhone would be immune to the Meltdown and Spectre microprocessor flaws acknowledged earlier this week by Intel, you would be wrong.

The problems found in the chips could allow hackers to get access to

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