access to passwords and other encrypted data it's built into the very cocky texture of the chips making the computers call programs vulnerable to attack and breaches can't even be detected because they leave no traces in traditional log files some security experts are calling it the worst of a computer industry flaw is the hardware producers are affected meaning the problem can be duplicated on intel a.m.d. and a r m processes that mean smartphones laptops and also on cloud service which means the problem is spread throughout the whole industry because i'm to industry for quiet. software updates are already on the way to help close at least some of the gaping security holes they could cause computers to run more slowly with some estimates indicating a dip of up to thirty percent but intel says ordinary users are likely to lose no more than two percent of performance however a complete redesign of chip architecture will probably be needed to fix the problem completely. fires floods an earthquake in mexico and hurricanes in the u.s.