A New Zealand security researcher has published a software tool allowing attackers to quickly gain access to Windows systems via a Firewire port. The tool, called Winlockpwn, allows users to bypass Windows authorization. The attack takes advantage of the fact that Firewire can directly read and write to a systems memory, adding extra speed to data transfer. Microsoft doesn’t consider the problem a standard bug, according to researcher Adam Boileau. Microsoft has downplayed security problems that require physical access.”]
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