thunderstrike

[thuhn-der-strahyk]

verb (used with object)

thunderstruck , thunderstruck, thunderstricken , thunderstriking .

1. Archaic.,  to strike with a thunderbolt.

2. to astonish; dumfound.

Word History and Origins

Origin of thunderstrike¹

1605–15; probably back formation from earlier thunderstricken (adj.); thunder, strike

Example Sentences

That left many Macs open to hacks like the “Thunderstrike” attack, where hackers can control a Mac after plugging an Ethernet adapter into the machine’s so-called thunderbolt port.

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That left many Macs open to hacks like the “Thunderstrike” attack, where hackers can control a Mac after plugging an Ethernet adapter into the machine’s so-called thunderbolt port.

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The other serious Apple bug of the summer, Thunderstrike 2, which allowed attackers to overwrite a Mac’s firmware, was at least somewhat fixed in the most recent update, Mac OS X 10.10.4.

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Rich Mogull, a Mac security expert who covers the platform on the TidBITS news site, wrote that Thunderstrike 2 is less severe than it was made out to be.

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The most notable part of the Thunderstrike 2 vulnerability – which lets attackers create a “worm” which can spread from computer to computer without human intervention – remains unfixed, though some experts have questioned its seriousness.

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