Don't think your computer is unbeatable lest it ends up like the Patriots.
You are the first line of defense on your computer, know what you are doing before you do it and take steps to secure any machine you don't want hacked (including a mac).
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Originally Posted by willravel
This is a failure of the third party wireless card (which cannot be used on a G4 desktop, like jewel's), not the OS. In order to bypass this, one needs to test a wireless card to ensure that it's not vulnerable.
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Actually the flaw was in the Airport drivers provided with the OS on intel based macs. The demonstration was done with a 3rd party card in order to be less offensive.
Here is a published paper on the exploit:
http://uninformed.org/?v=8&a=4&t=sumry
I skimmed it and it did not mention anything about requiring a 3rd party card and most recent news articles on it also mention that it works with the built in cards.
I could be wrong and would be glad to know if you find proof that it was only doable via a 3rd party wireless card.