A Mac, running on the newly introduced chip M1, can be hacked via the browser – such a conclusion\u00a0came\u00a0researchers in the field of cyber security\u00a0at Cornell University\u00a0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple’s\u00a0new computers\u00a0were susceptible to attacks even if JavaScript was disabled in the browser.\u00a0The vulnerability allows hackers to see a user’s web activity using a function in the sequence of data packets.\u00a0This way you can not only bypass JavaScript, but also privacy technologies such as VPN and TOR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The researchers tested Intel Core, AMD Ryzen,\u00a0Samsung\u00a0Exynos and Apple M1\u00a0platforms\u00a0.\u00a0It turned out that all processors are somehow vulnerable to such a hack, but most of all – Apple M1 and Samsung Exynos chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, researchers at Red Canary discovered that tens of thousands of Macs around the world are infected with the Silver Sparrow virus.\u00a0So far, it represents only a potential danger, since it is in sleep mode and only exchanges data with the hackers’ control servers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Mac, running on the newly introduced chip M1, can be hacked via the browser – such a conclusion\u00a0came\u00a0researchers in the field of cyber security\u00a0at Cornell University\u00a0. Apple’s\u00a0new computers\u00a0were susceptible to attacks even if JavaScript was disabled in the browser.\u00a0The vulnerability allows hackers to see a user’s web activity using a function in the sequence…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n