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Thunder Strikes Mac Firmware Again – Daily Security Byte EP.123

August 11, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

You probably know that USB devices can be malicious, but did you know that infected Thunderbolt devices could spread a firmware worm to all your Macbooks? In today’s security video, I cover the ThunderStrike 2 attack that researchers disclosed at this year’s Black Hat and DEF CON conferences. Watch to learn what this attack does, and how the industry can fix it.

(Episode Runtime: 4:01)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kF9T4Ugz8Q

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • A new Black Hat 0day can brick your Mac – TechCrunch
  • Thunderstrike 2 infects Mac firmware – Ars Technica
  • Researcher’s post on Thunderstrike 2 – TRMM.net
  • ThunderStrike 2 detailed annotated version of the presentation – TRMM.net

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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