Dutch researcher @0Xiphorushas has detailed a new physical access technique that could let hackers break into any of millions of PCs via their Thunderbolt ports. The good news is it requires unscrewing the case briefly. The bad news is it's unpatchable.https://www.wired.com/story/thunderspy-thunderbolt-evil-maid-hacking/ …
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Sadly, no. Intel's Kernel DMA protection requires hardware and BIOS support that weren't shipped prior to 2019. It also requires OS support but that is much easier to fix. See https://thunderspy.io/#kernel-dma-protection … for details.
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In-market systems;[..]will not support Kernel DMA Protection for Thunderbolt™ 3 after upgrading to Windows 10 version 1803, as this feature requires the BIOS/platform firmware changes and guarantees that cannot be backported to previously released deviceshttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/information-protection/kernel-dma-protection-for-thunderbolt …
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