Download "Download a cute cat screensaver" Then, by executing remote code, root (administrator authority) was acquired. Unlock BIOS ..... Is there a removable disk?PCIe busThen,Option ROMWill write to ...

It looks like the next incremental update to Apple's OS X operating system will add a fix to block attacks using the well-publicized proof-of-concept Thunderstrike malware. Named after Apple's ...

Apple's Mac computers can still be successfully attacked utilizing some of the firmware issues that have been plaguing many PCs on the Windows operating system, as demonstrated by a new ...

Trammell Hudson, an employee of high-tech hedge fund Two Sigma Investments, created something of a storm late last year with his Thunderstrike exploit on Apple Macs. It was the first time anyone had ...

At Black Hat, researchers are expected to disclose new firmware attacks that work against OS X and self replicated to Thunderbolt peripherals. A new attack against Intel firmware running in Apple ...

A security researcher has discovered a way to infect Macs with malware virtually undetectable and that 'can't be removed.' The attack, which has been called Thunderstrike, installs the malicious code ...

A fix for the Thunderstrike proof-of-concept bootkit attack has made its way into a beta version of Apple’s OS X, according to a just-published report. The new fix may indicate that a patch isn’t far ...

If you have a lovely, shiny MacBook you might be feeling pretty happy with yourself. After all, compared to Windows, there is relatively little malware written for OS X. And, for that Mac malware ...

Apple MacBook users are not safe from malware attacks anymore as a new security flaw in its thunderbolt ports may leave the laptops vulnerable. The flaw in the ports enables the writing of a custom ...

Wired has reported on new research being presented at this week’s Black Hat security conference on a proof-of-concept Mac worm that could spread through the Mac’s firmware, rather than software. While ...

Wow, a genuinely difficult game. This is a bit of an unfamiliar experience these days, at least from my narrow perspective. I can't say whether games in general have gotten easier in recent years, ...

Apple recently added a pair of firmware security experts to its ranks when it hired the team behind "deep system security" startup LegbaCore in November, an apparent effort to bolster platforms like ...