MacBook Wi-Fi hack didn't use Apple drivers
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| In early August a senior researcher at SecureWorks said he had revealed
| a vulnerability in Apple?s MacBook wireless software driver that would
| allow him to take control of the machine.
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| Maynor told the Washington Post at the time that they demoed the flaw
| on the Mac because of the "Mac user base aura of smugness on security."
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http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/08/17/wirelesshack/index.php
At the time, this was said to affect all platforms, including (potentially)
Linux. I also read a similar story about Cisco this morning. There was no
hack in their router. Those 'black hat' folks might be a bunch of hacks. And
Microsoft recently put them on its payroll.
Microsoft Secures Vista With LSD
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| In 2003, the group of four Polish security researchers discovered
| the vulnerability that would later be used by others to unleash the
| Blaster worm, but because of distrust over Microsoft's willingness
| to address software flaws at the time, members had to be coaxed
| into sharing their findings.
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| The group, known as LSD, is now on Microsoft's payroll...
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2001963,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
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