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Nothing to see here, just logging in as ROOT WITH NO PASSWORD... https://www.wired.com/story/macos-high-sierra-hack-root Incidentally, this is only with macOS. Opening a terminal and trying to su...
MarkJFine wrote:I just tried to unlock my preferences using the root trick... didn't work. I will look real foolish if this is a hoax. lol
There's a plethora of articles about it. If it's a hoax, it's a HUGE one.
It's not a hoax, apparently. According to iMore, "We are working on a software update to address this issue," an Apple spokesperson told iMore. "In the meantime, setting a root password prevents unauthorized access to your Mac. To enable the Root User and set a password, please follow the instructions here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204012. If a Root User is already enabled, to ensure a blank password is not set, please follow the instructions from the 'Change the root password' section."
GabeU wrote:
MarkJFine wrote:I just tried to unlock my preferences using the root trick... didn't work. I will look real foolish if this is a hoax. lol
There's a plethora of articles about it. If it's a hoax, it's a HUGE one.
