From 6f7df0b59380dc87e9555326b9ab91d4d8a4fe36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pe3zx Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 14:47:32 +0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add simple explanation about Meltdown and Spectre from @gsuberland --- README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bf46572..b1ca5dd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ My curated list of awesome links, resources and tools Meltdown and Spectre exploit critical vulnerabilities in modern processors. These hardware bugs allow programs to steal data which is currently processed on the computer. While programs are typically not permitted to read data from other programs, a malicious program can exploit Meltdown and Spectre to get hold of secrets stored in the memory of other running programs. This might include your passwords stored in a password manager or browser, your personal photos, emails, instant messages and even business-critical documents.