Major security flaw found in Thunderbolt Macs and PCs: Should you be worried?
A series of vulnerabilities in Thunderbolt 2 and 3, collectively called ‘Thunderspy,’ can leave your Mac open to hacking.
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New Thunderbolt hack exposes your files: How to check if you’re safe [Updated]
/in Computer SecurityA new Thunderbolt vulnerability could allow hackers to bypass a laptop’s security and access its files – regardless of your password – in a matter of minutes, researchers have …
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Apple’s Thunderbolt 3-equipped MacBook Pro can use external GPUs
/in Computer Security“During the development of the Thunderbolt 3 protocol, the ability to seamlessly interface with a GPU in an external PCI-E breakout box was added, rather than it just being a hack,” Mike Wuerthele … “The vaguely Mac Pro styled Razer Core used …
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Thunderbolt 3-equipped MacBook Pro can use external GPUs, but at a cost
/in Computer SecurityAn external power supply for a breakout box which already has a power supply is a kludge, and even less Mac-like than the hacks needed for a Thunderbolt 3 implementation. Example of a Thunderbolt 2 external GPU, photo credit Anandtech At this point …
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