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From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject	Re: Is this real
Date	24 Jan 2015 15:53:26 GMT
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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/>

: )

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JR

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  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
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