Researcher Claims There’s an Unfixable Vulnerability in Apple’s T2 Chip

[Peter_Brosdahl]

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A researcher has discovered a combination of exploits that could lead to an unfixable vulnerability with Apple’s T2 security chip. Mac owners may have more to worry about than streaming Netflix in 4K now. According to researcher Niels H., the root of this comes from the T2 being based on the Apple A10 processor. The A10 is a 64-bit ARM-based SoC. That processor was known to be vulnerable to an attack called Checkm8. Got to love those clever names, right? Niels has alerted Apple to...

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[Armenius]

Yet another exploit requiring physical access to the vulnerable system. You're an idiot if you leave your laptop/tablet/phone unattended in a public space and deserve what you get.