Two computer chip flaws could leave a number of connected systems, including those of credit unions, vulnerable to security concerns. DHS warned, only chip replacement completely fixes the problems.
A team of researchers at Google's Project Zero, universities including the Graz University of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Adelaide in Australia, and security firms including Cyberus and Rambus, recently released details of the flaws, which they call Meltdown and Spectre.
The Department of Homeland Security issued guidance on the software flaws last week, remarking that while software patches could improve performance, the only real fix was to replace the flawed chips.
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