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Clarification on the MacBook Wi-Fi hack 'conspiracy'
Many say that 'perception is everything,' and this unwritten rule holds true in both journalism and the blogosphere. While I, having no formal journalistic training, will be the first to clarify that I am inarguably a member of the latter, it has come time for me to also clarify a few things concerning my coverage of, and pseudo-involvement with, this MacBook Wi-Fi hack drama. If you need a refresher: back in early August of 2006, Brian Krebs wrote an article for The Washington Post titled Hijacking a Macbook in 60 Seconds or Less (product misspelling maintained in the name of accuracy). In this video, David Maynor of SecureWorks demonstrated his ability to wirelessly hack into an Intel-based MacBook that was using a 3rd party wireless card. At the beginning of this video and again at the end, Maynor plainly states that he's using a 3rd party card and it is that card's flawed drivers - not Apple's - which allowed him to maliciously take control of Mac OS X. Naturally, some furious debates erupted across the net over just about every imaginable angle one could take on this demonstration.
