Apple Patches Vulnerabilities Affecting Personal Data on All iPhone and Mac Devices

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iPhone and Mac users received a suite of updates to their devices at the start of the new year, most aimed at shutting down the Spectre and Meltdown exploits that could allow unauthorized access to anything stored or run on their devices. The vulnerabilities that allowed such exploits are <a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/facts-about-side-channel-analysis-and-intel-products.html#3" target="_blank">not considered a flaw by Intel</a>, who reports they are working as intended in the company’s CPUs, requiring manufacturers and OS providers to address the problems directly. Users should update to the <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222" target="_blank">latest Apple security versions</a> for the best protection against Spectre and Meltdown.