There is a serious security flaw in billions of Intel CPUs that can let attackers steal confidential data like passwords and encryption keys. Firmware updates can fix it, but at a potential significant performance loss.
Ha-ha. My chip's too old to be affected. I don't see my architecture on the list.
I knew putting off upgrading for around a decade would pay off. (Windows Update tells me my PC is not "ready" for Windows 11 due to its hardware, either. Oh no, whatever shall I do.)