Questions tagged [thunderbolt]

Thunderbolt combines PCI Express (PCIe) and Mini DisplayPort (mDP)

Thunderbolt is a peripheral interface that combines PCI Express (PCIe) and Mini DisplayPort (mDP). Developed by Intel and Apple

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Is malware or screen capture possible with iMac as external display?

If using a foreign iMac as an external display (through the Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt, or Mini DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable, and Command+F2 on the iMac, as per iMac Target Display Mode FAQ), is there a chance that my MacBook or ThinkPad…
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Would using a firmware password protect a MacBook Pro from Thunderstrike?

And of course, any other possible attack that involves convincing the target to plug in a modified thunderbolt device into their MacBook I know that Thunderstrike works on MacBooks with firmware passwords as of early 2015, but I'm not sure if Apple…
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Are Thunderbolt-enabled computers without Thunderbolt ports vulnerable to Thunderspy?

Could these two attack scenarios exploit the recently publicized vulnerability? Using a Thunderbolt adapter like an USB-to-Thunderbolt adapter on a computer without any Thunderbolt port Temporarily replacing hardware (mainboard) with hardware that…
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