Grumpy Old Geeks Products Thunderstrike Product Thunderstrike 2 mentions in 1 episode A Mac security threat the hosts describe as altering the boot ROM through Thunderbolt. Mentions 91: I am Jacks Awesome Podcast Jan 9, 2015 29:03 Thunderstrike. The new root kid out there that could own your Apple forever. 29:36 So yeah, it's a Thunderbolt hack.