New speculative execution hack can expose passwords and other sensitive data on Apple SoCs
There's an "unstable" fix for macOS, but iPhones and iPads are limited to lockdown mode or disabled JavaScript
Today we're taking a look at the impact addressing the Spectre 'Variant 4' CPU flaw has on Intel's 8th-gen Core CPUs. The initial Meltdown and Spectre patches didn't take care of everything and just recently Intel and Microsoft have rolled out updates to address Variant 4 a.k.a. 'Speculative Store Bypass'.