“A beta of the next OS X update for Mac users contains a patch for the Thunderstrike vulnerability that allows malware to be injected into Macs via the Thunderbolt port,” Adrian Kingsley-Hughes reports for ZDNet.
“The attack, while serious in scope, requires the attacker to have physical access to the Mac to carry it out,” Kingsley-Hughes reports. “It cannot be carried out remotely.”
“The fix, which sources report has appeared in the OS X 10.10.2 beta which Apple has released, not only prevents the system’s Boot ROM from being altered, but also prevents it from being downgraded so as to make it vulnerable at a future point,” Kingsley-Hughes reports. “This update will be rolled out to OS X users soon.”
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