[Technology] [Computer Security] [Spy ware]
Dangerous cable could hack you computer in 5 minutes
9 Dec 2021/ Eindhoven University of Technology
Mac/ Windows/ Linux
Thunderbolt is a interface invented by Intel and Apple Inc, it provides a high speed connection to the computer and supported device. As the popularity of Thunderbolt, this straight forward connectivity raised a concern of hardware security issue.
Thunderspy is a security vulnerability firstly reported on 10 May 2020, may affecting computers that have a Thunderbolt interface, no matter how high security level that the computer have been set, Thunderspy is no way to avoid. The only way is be careful when you plug-in a Thunderbolt cable, DO NOT connect to the device you don't familiar with. Or just disable the whole Thunderbolt channel.
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Editor : Lai Ka Chun, Dominic
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