Charlie also claims that he was able to permanently disable multiple systems through the use of this exploit. Apple has come under fire by security experts in the past for this habit which has led to many security experts questioning the use of iPhones in a business capacity. After all, the root password for every un-jailbroken iPhone is alpine. This means that a malicious person can affect every phone with the use of this one password, just like what can be done with the new MacBook exploit.

Apple hardware is no stranger to hardware exploits though. It was not that long ago that someone found a way to hack the firmware in their Bluetooth keyboards to install a virus that was, once again, undetectable by anti-virus software. These issues fly in the face of many of Apple’s claims of invulnerability. Remember, there is really no such thing as a computer or OS that is immune to viruses and malware. If your favorite OS does not have one for it yet, just wait the Malware authors will get around to it soon enough. For now it will be interesting to see if and when Apple will fix this.

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