“Dubbed ‘Thunderstrike 2,’ the new proof-of-concept attack still spreads primarily through infected Thunderbolt accessories. But where the original Thunderstrike required a malicious user to have physical access to your computer to work—something sometimes referred to as an ‘evil maid’ attack—the new one can be spread remotely. The malware can be delivered ‘via a phishing e-mail and malicious Web site,’ and once downloaded it can infect connected accessories that use Option ROM (Apple’s Thunderbolt-to-gigabit-Ethernet accessory is a commonly cited example). Once the accessory is infected, the malware can spread to any Mac that you plug the accessory into.”
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