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Thunderspy hits Thunderbolt ports and steals data

Welcome to the next episode of the Xopero Security Center! How to launch a cyberattack on devices equipped with Thunderbolt ports – even if the targeted device is locked and its drive encrypted? It looks like the attacker need only a short time window (physical access) a screwdriver and some portable hardware. But don’t be fooled, the ThunderSpy attack – which took years to develop – is really elegant.

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Xopero Security Center: the secret behind xHelper has been revealed

Welcome to the next episode of the Xopero Security Center! The most crucial security updates of the week? There were few: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, Oracle and Adobe. There is also a critical bug in Google Chrome, so don’t forget to update. Coronavirus scams are still in the wide – be careful. And at last the secret behind xHelper – an unkillable Android backdoor – has been revealed.

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