ExtremeTech: New Apple malware is undetectable, unstoppable, and can infect any Thunderbolt-equipped device

By Joel Hruska
January 8, 2015

Apple products have long enjoyed a reputation for superior security in relation to Windows systems, but a new proof-of-concept malware delivery method could put a serious dent in that reputation. The exploit, dubbed Thunderstrike, currently can’t be detected or removed by any known process without using specialized hardware. Security researcher Trammell Hudson has demonstrated how to use a Thunderbolt peripheral to load what he’s calling a “bootkit” via the device’s Option ROM.

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