Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.sys.mac.system > #68866

Re: Is this real

Show all headers | View raw

On 2015-01-12, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Macs vulnerable to virtually undetectable virus that "can't be removed"
> Summary:A security researcher has discovered a way to infect Macs with 
> malware virtually undetectable, that 'can't be removed,' and which can 
> be installed using a modified Apple gigabit Ethernet Thunderbolt adapter.
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/article/macs-vulnerable-to-virtually-undetectable-vi
> rus-that-cant-be-removed/
>
>    As best I can tell, someone has to get hold of your Mac, open it up 
> and do something to the thunderbolt adaptor, put everything back 
> together and then do it to it. 
>     Seems even to me, to be hardly worth the time or effort and 
> definitely not going to do any damage for 99.999999999% of us.

So much for that:

<http://www.imore.com/thunderstrike-attack-also-fixed-os-x-10102>

The Thunderstrike haters will have to move on to something else to
giggle about now. Maybe they can jump on the BadUSB bandwagon instead:

<http://www.inferse.com/18282/usb-badusb-vulnerability-next-hacker-frontier/>

: )

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

Back to comp.sys.mac.system | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Is this real Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-12 14:49 -0500
  Re: Is this real Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-01-12 15:26 -0500
  Re: Is this real Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-12 20:27 +0000
    Re: Is this real Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-01-12 14:29 -0600
      Re: Is this real Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-01-12 16:52 -0500
        Re: Is this real John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-01-13 06:29 +0000
          Re: Is this real Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-01-15 15:11 -0500
      Re: Is this real John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2015-01-13 06:27 +0000
      Re: Is this real billy@MIX.COM - 2015-01-15 18:48 +0000
        Re: Is this real nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-15 14:04 -0500
          Re: Is this real JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-01-15 16:58 -0500
        Re: Is this real Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-15 19:22 +0000
        Re: Is this real Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2015-01-15 13:34 -0600
  Re: Is this real Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-01-12 16:39 -0500
    Re: Is this real John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-01-15 20:21 -0800
      Re: Is this real Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-16 18:26 +1300
      Re: Is this real Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-01-16 09:19 -0500
  Re: Is this real Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2015-01-14 00:10 -0800
    Re: Is this real android <here@there.was> - 2015-01-14 11:09 +0100
      Re: Is this real dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-01-15 00:54 +1300
    Re: Is this real Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-14 14:53 +0000
  Thunderstrike "malware" (was Re: Is this real) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-15 18:33 +1300
  Re: Is this real Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-24 15:53 +0000

csiph-web