Mac Hacked in Two Minutes at CanSecWest
Category: Mobile, Prebuilts, Bugs / VirusPosted: March 28, 2008 07:52AM
Author: Nemo
It took a security researcher just two minutes to hack into a MacBook Air in a contest held at the CanSecWest security conference. Under rules of the contest, contestants were to direct contest organizers to open emails or direct them to web pages in order to successfully crack the systems and read the contents of a certain file. Rules of engagement dictated the contestants could only take advantage of software preinstalled on the Mac. After visiting the web site, the researcher was able to seize control of the Mac. The researcher, Charlie Miller, walked away with $10,000 and the MacBook Air as prizes.
