It’s pretty much true if someone gains physical access all bets are off. Interesting there is a patch for this.
> On Dec 18, 2016, at 7:23 AM, Jonathan C. Cohn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Interesting story, makes one amazed how well the Mac it's secured in the end. > Best wishes, > > Jonathon Cohn > http://blog.frizk.net/2016/12/filevault-password-retrieval.html?m=1 > <http://blog.frizk.net/2016/12/filevault-password-retrieval.html?m=1> > > macOS FileVault2 let attackers with physical access retrieve the password in > clear text by plugging in a $300 Thunderbolt device into a locked or sleeping > mac. The password may be used to unlock the mac to access everything on it. > To secure your mac just update it with the December 2016 patches. > > Anyone including, but not limited to, your colleagues, the police, the evil > maid and the thief will have full access to your data as long as they can > gain physical access - unless the mac is completely shut down. If the mac is > sleeping it is still vulnerable. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
