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MIT researchers demonstrated multiple PoC attacks for a novel hardware attack method, dubbed PACMAN, that targets Apple's M1 processor chipsets.

MIT scientists found a new hardware vulnerability in the Apple M1 chip. They created a novel PACMAN attack methodology to show that Pointer Authentication Code - the last line of defense against typical software vulnerabilities - can be defeated without leaving a trace.

Researchers say they have discovered an unpatchable vulnerability affecting Apple's custom Arm-based M1 silicon at the chip's last level of defense.

The proof-of-concept attack from MIT CSAIL researchers undermines the pointer authentication feature used to defend the Apple chip's OS kernel.

Security researchers have analyzed a now-patched malware attack that was used to compromise Mac devices belonging to Hong Kong pro-democracy activists in November.