Intel faces many class action lawsuits because of a chip security error

This article is in the series: Overview of vulnerabilities on Intel, AMD, ARM chips: Meltdown and Specter. Please read all the articles in the series to get information as well as take steps to protect your device against these two serious security holes.

According to Gizmodo, three petitions came from Oregon, California and Indiana from Intel users. They said that the flaw that Intel knew from a few months ago made their chips faulty. Intel tried to get the security patch, but there are still complaints that the patch will make the machine slow and not the right solution.

The consequences of these errors may be smoldering longer than we think

Researchers have revealed two serious security holes on the CPU called Specter and Meltdown at the beginning of this money. Meltdown is only available on Intel chips and attacks the way the CPU processes information. Security patches have been released, but as shown by The Register for the first time, they can slow PCs by 5 to 30%. Although Intel later confirmed that it depends on workload and for normal users it will be negligible. Because Intel has not officially released the patch, the actual impact is still not measurable.

Intel is not the only chip manufacturer affected. Specter errors appear on both AMD and ARM chips, the possibility is still more fixed and it is still unclear what the long-term consequences will be. Google also announced the release of the patch that will only affect the acceptable level. But if there is any further case involving Intel and their chip security error, it is not surprising.

See more:

1. Apple was sued for deliberately slowing down the iPhone, tangled even more tangled
2. How to protect the computer against Meltdown vulnerability on CPU?
3. Apple confirmed that all Mac and iOS devices are affected by Meltdown and Specter