As news of
a critical vulnerability affecting a majority of modern processors took us by surprise this week, Apple remained largely silent while other companies rushed to provide
more details on the nature of these exploits and to
patch their products as soon as possible. The company has now issued its official statement on the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities and how they affect its products.
The Cupertino-based giant acknowledged that "all Mac systems and iOS devices are affected" but, at the same time, tried to reassure its users by pointing out that no known exploits based on these vulnerabilities are currently impacting users. It also cautioned users that many of these exploits require a malicious app to be installed on the device in order for them to work, and emphasised the need for obtaining apps from its official app stores.
