Anyone Can Hack MacOS High Sierra Just by Typing "Root"
Anyone Can Hack MacOS High Sierra Just by Typing "Root"
Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer
November 29, 20176m 1s
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Show Notes
There are hackable security flaws in software. And then there are those that don't even require hacking at all—just a knock on the door, and asking to be let in. Apple's macOS High Sierra has the second kind. On Tuesday, security researchers disclosed a bug that allows anyone a blindingly easy method of breaking that operating system's security protections.
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