macOS Kernel Memory Corruption Exploit

Apple's Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE, a hardware-based protection against memory corruption attacks, where attackers modify data in a computer's RAM to take control) was bypassed by researchers using AI systems, who developed a working exploit for macOS on M5 chips in under a week. The article argues that while defense-in-depth (layering multiple security barriers in hardware and software) can slow attackers down, AI-assisted exploration of vulnerabilities now happens faster than traditional human-only methods, making older security designs insufficient.