Last Sunday, security researcher Björn Ruytenberg of Eindhoven University published the vulnerabilities he discovered in Intel's Thunderbolt ports.
And then the bags of Aeolus were opened…
Vulnerability affects millions ηλεκτρονικά συστήματα, καθώς η έρευνα του Πανεπιστημίου του Αϊντχόβεν αναφέρει ότι αν ένας hacker καταφέρει να αποκτήσει πρόσβαση σε ένα machine for just five minutes, it could bypass all login methods to gain full access to the victim's data.
Οι θύρες Thunderbolt υπάρχουν σε μηχανήματα με Windows, Linux και macOS. Ο Ruytenberg ανέφερε ότι όλες οι εκδόσεις της τεχνολογίας Thunderbolt που έχουν κυκλοφορήσει μεταξύ του 2011 και του 2020 επηρεάζονται. Το χειρότερο είναι ότι η ευπάθεια δεν μπορεί να επιδιορθωθεί, με καμία information. The Intel will have to redesign the technology to correct these defects.
So you can not do too much. However, with the open source software Thunderspy, developed by Ruytenberg and his team, you can check if you are affected by the Thunderbolt error.
These tools are available for Windows and Linux systems. Currently there is none available tool for macOS users.
How to control your computer:
Windows
From official page of Thunderspy Click on "Thunderspy for Windows" to download the tool.
Open the Zip and put the application where you want. Double-click the Spycheck icon to run the tool.
Select the language and accept the GPLv3 open-soruce license.
Στη συνέχεια, το εργαλείο Thunderspy θα προσπαθήσει να εντοπίσει τον ελεγκτή Thunderbolt στο σύστημά σας. Κατά τη διάρκεια της διαδικασίας, το εργαλείο ενδέχεται να σας ζητήσει να εγκαταστήσετε ορισμένα επιπρόσθετα programs drivers or enter power saving mode.
After checking your system, the Thunderspy tool will give you a summary of the analysis. You can click on "Report" for a more detailed report.
Linux
From the official Thunderspy page click on "Thunderspy for Linux" to download the tool.
Open a terminal in the folder that contains the tool and run sudo python3 spycheck.py.
You must have root privileges to run the command.
After you run the command, Spycheck will show you a detailed report. You can export the report in JSON format using the command "-o onoma-arxeiou.json"
There is nothing you can do to fix these vulnerabilities. This way you should not use unknown Thunderbolt devices or leave your computer alone without watching it in public. Turn your system off or on when you move away from it instead of putting it in sleep mode.
If you are an advanced user or want to contribute to the Thunderspy tool, you can check its password in GitHub. You can read Ruytenberg's full research from here.
