http://tech.newstatesman.com/news/ico-meltdown-spectre-patches-fines

Firms that fail to patch against Meltdown and Spectre microprocessor bugs could face fines if they lead to a data breach, the Information Commissioner’s Office has warned.

Nigel Houlden, head of technology policy at the ICO, said that hackers would already be checking whether systems are vulnerable to the exploits.