![]() ![]() What are the potential security risks here?.All Apple models are affected (except for the 12-inch MacBook), including post-2016 models running Thunderbolt 3 over USB-C as well as older ones using a Mini DisplayPort. However, because Thunderbolt has been standard on Macs since 2011 and only started appearing on Windows and Linux systems more recently, this platform is most at risk. Googling and reading this tells me that the Thunderbolt is indeed USB-like and a security issue, worse for some MacBooks than others, though I don't exactly understand what this is saying: My computer immediately froze with a crazy interleaved display (looked like corrupted video memory), and I had to restart it.Ĭomputer is a 2012 MacBook Air, still running El Capitan 10.11.6 ![]() I recently used a Thunderbolt to HDMI connector (ADAM 4K2K) casually given by a colleague who then left the country, misguidedly thinking "oh, it's a display adapter, not a USB, so it probably isn't risky". ![]()
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