New virus created that can completely wreck Apple computers

[zenitzz]

What you will find is that malware checkers will adapt so that can detect infections even if device is infected. There are ways to do this. Safe will help with keeping critical data safe, assuming that we don't see every computer infected. But if that happened we are screwed anyhow

[btccashacc]

"We use our research to help raise awareness of firmware attacks, and show customers that they need to hold their vendors accountable for better firmware security,” Kovah told Vice News.

so don't worry about it

[acroman08]

First infected hard drives, and now this. The attack vector is changing:

New virus created that can completely wreck Apple computers
http://www.rt.com/usa/311597-new-virus-wreck-apple-computers/

Thunderstrike 2 "firmworm" for MacBooks Preview Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsdqom01XzY

The future, with all the smart homes, can be very interesting. You screw in a light bulb and it hacks your door lock.

This is normal in tech industry if you make a good anti-virus, someone will make better virus, then a better anti-virus and so on.
but having a smart house would be a mistake.

[parrotlet]

Mac people always told me that Macs are virus proof.

That's what they get for using closed software