“Thunderstrike 2” rootkit uses Thunderbolt accessories to infect Mac firmware

Ars Technica
By Andrew CunninghamAug 3, 2015, 6:37 pm579 pts
Earlier this year, security engineer Trammell Hudson developed and showed off a proof-of-concept firmware called Thunderstrike. The malware could hitch a ride on Thunderbolt-connected accessories that used Option ROMs and infect any Mac it was connected to at boot. The infected Mac could then pass the malware…

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