Apple has finally confirmed what we reported a few hours ago based on an ARM support document: all iPhone models are vulnerable to the Meltdown and Spectre bugs.
Even though iPhones are powered by Apple’s own A-series chips, they are based on ARM technology. In addition to Intel and AMD, ARM is also affected by Meltdown and Spectre security flaws, hence Apple’s devices being impacted as well.
Apple says in a long advisory that absolutely all Mac and iOS devices are exposed, but says that it’s not aware of any exploits that might be targeting its users.
“All Mac systems and iOS devices are affected, but there are no known exploits impacting customers at this time. Since exploiting many of these issues requires a malicious app to be loaded on your Mac or iOS device, we recommend… (read more)
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