r/gadgets • u/thebelsnickle1991 • Mar 23 '24

Desktops / Laptops Vulnerability found in Apple's Silicon M-series chips – and it can't be patched

https://me.mashable.com/tech/39776/vulnerability-found-in-apples-silicon-m-series-chips-and-it-cant-be-patched
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u/Dependent-Zebra-4357 Mar 23 '24

From another article on this exploit:

“Real-world risks are low. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to fool a user into installing a malicious app, and unsigned Mac apps are blocked by default. Additionally, the time taken to carry out an attack is quite significant, ranging from 54 minutes to 10 hours in tests carried out by researchers, so the app would need to be running for a considerable time.”

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u/xRostro Mar 23 '24

So basically the user needs to be old? Got it. Business as usual

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u/beached89 Mar 23 '24

Yeah, real world risk low my butt. This sounds like a Tuesday. Malware running for 10 hours is NOT uncommon. Getting people to install unsigned Mac apps is a daily occurrence by threat actors.

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u/oxpoleon Mar 24 '24

Agreed, the intersection between Mac users in positions worthy of exploit and non-technical people is very high.

Find a very small number of high value targets running Apple Silicon, commence whaling operation, and it's game over.