Download "Download a cute cat screensaver" Then, by executing remote code, root (administrator authority) was acquired. Unlock BIOS ..... Is there a removable disk?PCIe busThen,Option ROMWill write to ...

Apple MacBook users are not safe from malware attacks anymore as a new security flaw in its thunderbolt ports may leave the laptops vulnerable. The flaw in the ports enables the writing of a custom ...

If you have a lovely, shiny MacBook you might be feeling pretty happy with yourself. After all, compared to Windows, there is relatively little malware written for OS X. And, for that Mac malware ...

In addition to patching the three Project Zero vulnerabilities disclosed last week, Apple is apparently readying a fix for the Thunderstrike boot attack as well, something that will purportedly rid ...

A beta of the next OS X update for Mac users contains a patch for the Thunderstrike vulnerability that allows malware to be injected into Macs via the Thunderbolt port. Trammell Hudson, who works for ...

Securing Macs against stealthy malware infections could get more complicated thanks to a new proof-of-concept exploit that allows attackers with brief physical access to covertly replace the firmware ...

At Black Hat, researchers are expected to disclose new firmware attacks that work against OS X and self replicated to Thunderbolt peripherals. A new attack against Intel firmware running in Apple ...

Apple recently added a pair of firmware security experts to its ranks when it hired the team behind "deep system security" startup LegbaCore in November, an apparent effort to bolster platforms like ...

[Update: Apple’s OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Update (see “Apple Releases OS X 10.10.2, iOS 8.1.3, and Apple TV 7.0.3,” 27 January 2015) does prevent the current proof-of-concept Thunderstrike attack from ...

An attack on MacBooks, called Thunderstrike, has been uncovered that makes use of the laptops’ physical Thunderbolt interface to achieve persistent boot rootkits. Security researcher Trammell Hudson ...