https://medium.com/@sfchronicle/meltdown-and-spectre-what-you-need-to-know-about-these-serious-chip-flaws-d633992ae520

By Dwight Silverman

Every computer has a central processing unit, or CPU. It’s the main brain that does most of the “thinking” in a digital device. And two new flaws have been discovered that can allow an attacker to grab the data that’s being crunched inside the chip.