⚠️YOUR CRYPTO ON APPLE IS NOT SAFE⚠️
Apple Macs Have a Fatal Flaw That Lets Hackers Steal Your Crypto—And There's No Fix. Researchers have revealed a flaw in Apple M1 chips that allows hackers to steal cryptographic keys via CPU manipulation.
Hackers have a new way to try and steal your crypto—and if you're using an Apple device made in the last half decade, there's not much you can do to mitigate the attack. Security researchers discovered this vulnerability in Apple's latest computer chips—its M1, M2, and M3 series, which powers all of its latest devices—that could let hackers steal cryptographic keys designed to protect data from disclosure. That includes the keys to software crypto wallets installed on vulnerable Apple devices.
The likely target for a malicious exploit would be “high-end users, like someone who has a cryptocurrency wallet with a lot of money,” Matthew Green, a cryptographer and computer science professor at Johns Hopkins University, told author and journalist Kim Zetter. While not a “practical” attack, it could be aimed at web browser encryption—which would affect browser-based applications like MetaMask, iCloud backups, or email accounts
