said by Cthen:I'm thinking he infected himself.
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Then the article never mentions where he got the firmware from or the OS software.
No. I don't think so. The article claims the the first infected machine was a MacBook Air, and it did a firmware update on it's own; all by itself.
If he infected himself, he must have been the author, which is clearly not the case.
I don't know what to think about this. It's strange to say the least. Perhaps in the end explained by a psychological and mental break on his part, or some really advanced NSA engineered male-ware he somehow came into contact with at a hacker conference.
It's a very interesting and as yet unknown story. It could be real, it could be a fantasy, it could be a psychological break. Whatever; it's fascinating!