UPDATE: Hacker demonstrates persistent Mac Keyboard attack
Apple's sleek $49 Mac keyboards can be hacked and infected with keystroke loggers and impossible-to-detect rootkits, according to a security researcher presenting at this year's Black Hat/DEFCON conferences....
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August 5th, 2009Apple warns of Mac attack risk via image files
Apple today warned that opening or viewing image files could lead to remote code execution attacks against Mac OS X users...
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10 years ago
can anything detect them?
Reply 10 years ago
So far, there are no patches that I know of to prevent them.
10 years ago
Im sorry, but anything that involves direct access to a device pretty much equals badness not matter the OS. I read about a new keylogger for wireless (not bluetooth) keyboards, you can buy them for like £20! As for image files, they are the same as running an exe file sometimes. Most people getting infected are those downloading illegal software! Lessons learned - Keep you computer secure and locked up Do not download random illegal files off the internet Ensure to eat cake at all times.
10 years ago
It's times like these that it feels good to be on linux.
Reply 10 years ago
>Linux-hug< I dual boot Kuki and Windows XP. If only Linux could play all of the Windows games, I would be Linux only.
Reply 10 years ago
Ohhhhhhhhhh yeah. Feel the sweetness. >Linux-hug<
Reply 10 years ago
would you call this a Big Mac Attack ? LOL
Reply 10 years ago
You and your lunix...Er, linux.
10 years ago
It seems to be getting worse each day....
Reply 10 years ago
Si senior Goodharto...Mucho worse...
10 years ago
Glad I'm not a mac. However, I believe my school district use those keyboards...
Reply 10 years ago
And now, not only though the keyboard, but also image files as I added above
Reply 10 years ago
Yet again...Glad I don't have a mac. Did you hear how people can hack into an Iphone by just texting them some sort of square(?) symbol?
Reply 10 years ago
I haven't heard about that yet :-)
Reply 10 years ago
It was on the news at least a week ago. I didn't hear the whole story though. To busy play video games down stairs.