https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/05/spectre_flaws_explained/

Analysis Intel has borne the brunt of the damage from the revelation of two novel attack techniques, dubbed Meltdown and Spectre, that affect the majority of modern CPUs in various ways.

The chipmaker's stock price is down, and it's being eyed for possible securities litigation, following reports CEO Brian Krzanich sold the bulk of his Intel shares after the biz had been made aware of the flaws.