Woman Files Meltdown Bug Lawsuit Over Intel CPU Flaws

A woman has filed a Meltdown bug lawsuit against Intel Corporation over allegations that Intel chips contain critical security defects that may allow hackers to steal data from the memory of running apps. Plaintiff Gloria P. filed the Meltdown bug lawsuit in a federal court in California on Feb. 3, 2018.

The Meltdown bug lawsuit asserts multiple claims including negligence, negligent misrepresentation, strict liability for product defect, violations of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, and breach of implied warranty, breach of express warranty, violations of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, violations of the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act, violations of the Unfair Competition Law, and unjust enrichment.

Meltdown Bug Lawsuit

Intel is facing at least 32 lawsuits over CPU flaws termed “Meltdown” and “Spectre,” sources say. According to the Meltdown bug lawsuit, proposed Class Members are seeking equitable relief and monetary damages.

According to The Verge, there are also lawsuits being filed against the company by three shareholders. The shareholders are filing derivative actions accusing board members and officers of failing “to take action in relation to alleged insider trading.”

The current Meltdown bug lawsuit regarding Meltdown and Spectre security flaws is based on the disclosure of vital flaws found with processor designs throughout the last 20 years. Software updates that should have helped protect computers from Meltdown and Specter have presented problems of their own.

The risks associated with the defective Intel chip is that it can expose the device’s “kernel,” which is what prevents data between programs from being read. The kernel is the part of a computer’s operating system that acts as the medium connecting applications such as the memory, processor, keyboard, and power button, to other components of the device.

Although the company attempted to resolve the problem by releasing a software patch, the software patch caused computers to undergo repeated and random reboots and even slowed computers as much as 30 percent. Consumers that have been impacted by the defective intel chip maintain that they were harmed in the following ways:

• Having suffered from increased energy costs due to a decrease in performance
• Paying a higher price for a product that did not perform as expected
• Having encountered a slow rate of speed and performance
• Paying to exchange or upgrade costly processors, computers, and other devices.

Intel Corporation has admitted to knowing about the Intel chip defects for at least six months. Accusations against the company include it continued to sell, manufacture, and distribute defective Intel CPUs without disclosing the defect.

The Meltdown Bug Lawsuit is Case No. 5:18-cv-00742-NC, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division.

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