Intel Macs vulnerable to 'chip level' threats
Researchers have claimed that "chip-level threats" pose a potential vulnerability for Intel-powered Mac systems. A chip-level attack targets a feature or vulnerability in a chip instead of attacking software as is the case with nearly all of today's security threats. Examples of chip-level attacks are rare. The last known serious outbreak dates back to 1998, when the CIH/Chernobyl virus embeded itself into the flash-BIOS of infected systems.
