Red Falcon
[H]ard DCOTM December 2023
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Apparently, this flaw effects both Intel PCs and Macs with Thunderbolt 2 and 3, via Windows, Linux, and MacOS, ranging from 2011-2019.
The one saving grace is that it requires physical access to the system, but that doesn't help a computer that is stolen, even if it is password-protected.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/11/...ty-thunderspy-encryption-access-intel-laptops
https://www.wired.com/story/thunderspy-thunderbolt-evil-maid-hacking/
https://www.macworld.com/article/35...nd-in-macs-and-pcs-should-you-be-worried.html
https://appleinsider.com/articles/2...d-by-unpatchable-thunderbolt-security-exploit
The one saving grace is that it requires physical access to the system, but that doesn't help a computer that is stolen, even if it is password-protected.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/11/...ty-thunderspy-encryption-access-intel-laptops
https://www.wired.com/story/thunderspy-thunderbolt-evil-maid-hacking/
https://www.macworld.com/article/35...nd-in-macs-and-pcs-should-you-be-worried.html
https://appleinsider.com/articles/2...d-by-unpatchable-thunderbolt-security-exploit