Thunderstrike 2: Proof-of-concept worm could infect Macs
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 04:40
in Mathematics & Economics
Two researchers, Xeno Kovah co-founder of LegbaCore and Trammell Hudson, a security engineer with Two Sigma Investments, have created a proof of concept worm capable of attacking Mac computers. The worm which they designed can spread from MacBook to MacBook without them even being networked. If one were to actually be a victim of this kind of attack, a solution would be nothing less than opening up the machine and electrically reprogramming the chip. For many users, that solution would be daunting. They might take the easier way out, which is to slip the machine into a gym bag and put it in the back of the closet, on top of the pile of broken exercise equipment and ironing board.