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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Mac suspend/resume vulnerability
Reverse Engineering Mac OS X described here a bug in Mac suspend/resume code that allows malicious programs to modify BIOS, getting around traditional virus protection checks. This isn't strictly embedded but given the emphasis on low energy in the embedded/CPS/IoT world, who knows what other devices have similar problems.
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