http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2018/01/04/tech-companies-work-to-patch-major-computer-vulnerabilities-meltdown-and-spectre/

Major security flaws affecting nearly every modern computer processor could allow hackers to steal stored data — including passwords and other sensitive information —  on desktops, laptops, mobile phones and cloud networks around the globe, according to security researchers who published their findings Wednesday.

The more pervasive flaw, dubbed Spectre, leaves the world's supply of microprocessors potentially vulnerable to attack, the researchers said. They have verified that the exploit, which breaks down the isolation between different applications, can affect products made by Intel, AMD and Arm. "As it is not easy to fix, it will haunt us for quite some time," the researchers said, explaining why they chose to call the flaw Spectre.