Tag Archive for: MacBook

A custom USB-C cable can jailbreak the T2 chip in a MacBook Pro

The security researchers that found a vulnerability in Apple’s T2 chip have developed an exploit using a clone of an internal debugging cable that can hack a Mac without user action. Earlier in …
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How to Hack a MacBook in Less Than 5 Minutes

This is a very useful, but somehow also dangerous trick. Useful because you can still access your Mac even if you forgot your password. Dangerous because anybody could steal a Mac and access it …
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A Dead Macbook GPU Shouldn’t Stop You, With This BGA Soldering Hack

Macbook Pro models, there is a tendency for the Radeon GPU to fail. This should mean game over for the computer, but surprisingly salvation is offered by its having not one but two …
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Simple Apple Security Hack: If You Have An iPhone And MacBook, Look Away Now

A few days ago, I reported on the disclosure by security researchers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk that the clipboards on iPhones and iPads are open to exploitation by “malicious” apps on those …
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