Security News

Macs can be permanently compromised via firmware worm (Help Net Security)
2015-08-04 12:26

Security researchers Xeno Kovah and Trammell Hudson have discovered several flaws in the firmware installed on Apple computers, and have created a worm that can silently infect them and change the fir...

Thunderstrike 2 OS X Firmware Attack Self-Replicates to Peripherals (Threatpost)
2015-08-03 17:51

At Black Hat, researchers are expected to disclose new firmware attacks that work against OS X and self replicated to Thunderbolt peripherals.

Firmware Bug in OSX Could Allow Installation of Low-Level Rootkits (Threatpost)
2015-06-01 14:12

There is a vulnerability buried deep in the firmware of many Apple laptops that could allow an attacker to overwrite the machine’s BIOS and install a rootkit, gaining complete control of the Mac....