Hijacking a Macbook in 60 seconds

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Washington Post

The video shows Ellch and Maynor targeting a specific security flaw in the Macbook's wireless "device driver," the software that allows the internal wireless card to communicate with the underlying OS X operating system. While those device driver flaws are particular to the Macbook -- and presently not publicly disclosed -- Maynor said the two have found at least two similar flaws in device drivers for wireless cards either designed for or embedded in machines running the Windows OS. Still, the presenters said they ultimately decided to run the demo against a Mac due to what Maynor called the "Mac user base aura of smugness on security."

Music to my ears

 

[lilDeath]

rofl

 

[bwana]

Maynor said the two have found at least two similar flaws in device drivers for wireless cards either designed for or embedded in machines running the Windows OS.

Difference is Apple will patch it while Msoft waits for some Tuesday in the future.

Still - glad I'm safe with my older powerbook. One thing mac users never seem to learn - Rev A is for people with more money then sense.

 

[lilDeath]

lol bwana

It actually depends on the criticality of the MS one, if not very serious, it will wait till the normal release schedule, if serious / critical, a release will be done asap.

You're obviously an 'old hand' with the Apples of the world