Apple’s processors are fast because they predict what you’ll need next, but when they guess wrong hackers can exploit those mistakes to steal your private data.
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Apple Silicon, like the M2 and M3, is designed to be some of the fastest in the world, powering iPads and Macs. Their strength is speculative execution, a feature that guesses what you’ll need next to keep things running smoothly.
But new research shows this speed boost comes with a cost. When these guesses are wrong, they can create vulnerabilities that hackers could use to access sensitive information, like emails and credit card details.