#Apple #MagSafe/#USB-C adapter ships with updateable #firmware. And now there are updates available.

https://twitter.com/zollotech/status/1625588206748983320

So I do get that the MagSafe-to-USB-C part might need some electronic to work. But an updateable firmware sounds like a brilliant place where to hide #spyware

The OMG cable is already scary enough, but still more a niche. This cable is owned by lots of Apple users.

#infosec #hardware #HardwareTrojan

Lest we forget that software isn't the only thing to be suspicious about the security of:
"In this work, we propose several novel Hardware Trojans that can be placed into RISC-V cores post-layout in an untrusted manufacturing environment. Next, we propose a non-invasive analytical method ... to detect ..."
https://semiengineering.com/detecting-hardware-trojans-in-a-risc-v-cores-post-layout-phase/
#security #hardware #ChipDesign #Trojan #HardwareTrojan #SupplyChain